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reauthorize

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[ri-aw-ther-ahyz] / ˌrɪˈɔ θərˌaɪz /

verb (used with object)

  1. to authorize again.


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In July, the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks heard the bill, which would reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, tasked with building the memorial, through December 2032.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Health insurers often won’t reauthorize the medications if someone hasn’t lost 5% of their body weight after five or six months.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

Lawmakers voted last year to reauthorize the cap-and-invest program — formerly known as cap-and-trade — through 2045.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

There was a time when it would routinely reauthorize the Voting Rights Act and help ensure Black people could vote.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2024

National security officials have lobbied Congress for nearly a year to reauthorize the law, and privacy advocates have urged lawmakers to include various reforms in any legislation.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

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