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sanc·tioned

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. canonic, canonical, sanctionedadjective

    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules

    "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis

  2. ratified, sanctionedadjective

    formally approved and invested with legal authority

  3. approved, sanctionedadjective

    established by authority; given authoritative approval

    "a list of approved candidates"

Wikipedia

  1. sanctioned

    A sanction may be either a permission or a restriction, depending upon context, as the word is an auto-antonym. Examples of sanctions include:

ChatGPT

  1. sanctioned

    Sanctioned refers to actions, decisions, or behavior that have been formally approved or authorized by an authoritative body or person. It can also imply subjecting a country, institution or individual to a penalty or restrictive measures for violating international laws or ethical norms.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sanctioned

    of Sanction

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sanctioned in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sanctioned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sanctioned in a Sentence

  1. Sung Kim:

    It may seem remote, but at some stage it is conceivable that China cannot afford to be continuously associated with a regime that is universally sanctioned by the international community, something will give.

  2. Han Thar Myint:

    The U.S. as recently as Friday had joined other nations in urging the military not to move forward on its coup threats. China will stand by Myanmar like it did when the military kicked out the Rohingya, the Biden Administration has said it will support democracy and human rights. But the top military officers are already sanctioned so it’s not clear immediately clear what concretely the U.S. can do quickly.

  3. Charles Krauthammer:

    Now I'm not criticizing the administration, because there are no choices, north Korea doesn't have anything, does n’t do anything, North Korea doesn't export anything except illegal stuff which is obviously sanctioned. North Korea's been sanctioned up the wazoo.

  4. Charles Krauthammer:

    North Korea doesn't have anything, does n’t do anything, North Korea doesn't export anything except illegal stuff which is obviously sanctioned. North Korea's been sanctioned up the wazoo.

  5. Robert Gangi:

    White people in [ the affluent Brooklyn neighborhood of ] Park Slope virtually never get ticketed for these kind of activities whereas African-American and Latino people in different neighborhoods in this city will get sanctioned — ticketed and sometimes arrested.

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