- present participle of ratify.
ratifying
Example Sentences
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A supermajority requirement would apply only to constitutional amendments and ratifying treaties.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Election Commission confirmed the victory of caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's conservative Bhumjaithai party on Wednesday, ratifying most of the vote results.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Some EU leaders have said they might hold off on ratifying last year’s trade deal with the U.S., which cuts tariffs on many U.S. exports to Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Yet ratifying the agreement has proven difficult because roughly half of the guides don’t want to unionize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
The debates in the ratifying conventions of the respective states only exposed the irreconcilable differences of opinion that the Constitution had so deftly bundled together.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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