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meet with approval

VERB
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Synonyms
STRONGEST
get on
STRONG
go match succeed
WEAK
be compatible be on same wavelength become clear come off feel a rapport go off well go over hit it off make a hit make sense pan out prove out take to each other
VERB
pass muster
Synonyms
WEAK
come through with flying colors come up to scratch come up to snuff cut the mustard do credit to fill the bill find favor with get by make it make the cut make the grade measure up pass pass inspection prove acceptable recommend itself satisfy requirements stand the test stand up suffice

Example Sentences

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But his experiments did not always meet with approval.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2018

It is therefore interesting to see which of these options meet with approval.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2014

In itself, this aspect of the chapter could only meet with approval from most of the council members.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was Claude's first innovation, and it did not meet with approval.

From One of Ours by Cather, Willa Sibert

There is much imagination in Mamaev's plan, and though I know his preparations are watched in Ekaterinburg, they do not meet with approval at all.

From Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated by Smythe, James P.