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endorsed(verb, adjective, accept, usual, ideal)
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accepted(verb, adjective, accept, sound, correct)
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allowed(verb, adjective, accept, consent, acceptance)
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sanctioned(verb, adjective, sound, correct, right)
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certified(verb, adjective, test, expert, reliable)
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affirmed(verb, adjective, accept, consent, acceptance)
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validated(verb, adjective, authorized, confirmed, sanctioned)
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permitted(verb, adjective, correct, fine, appropriate)
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ratified(verb, adjective, legal, permitted, official)
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acknowledged(verb, accept, sound, proper, consent)
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authorized(verb, adjective, usual, conventional, customary)
11
confirmed(verb, adjective, certain, proper, sure)
11
decent(adjective, appropriate, suitable, acceptable, respectable)
9
adopted(verb, adjective, accept, common, standard)
8
assented(verb, agreed, authorized, consented)
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authenticated(verb, adjective, authorized)
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authorised(verb, adjective, authorized, confirmed, examined)
8
condoned(verb, adjective, accept, consent, accepted)
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consented(verb, adjective, agreed, permitted, authorized)
8
passed(verb, adjective, conventional, customary, established)
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