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as in definitive
being the most accurate and apparently thorough
this book is considered the most authoritative source on that subject
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as in influential
having power over the minds or behavior of others
after a couple of authoritative critics panned the movie, the other reviewers rushed to say how awful it was
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as in authoritarian
fond of ordering people around
she's very authoritative for someone who doesn't actually outrank us
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Recent Examples of authoritative
That is your source for authoritative information on election security—on election administration.
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Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
The authoritative report features a comprehensive dataset on every light duty vehicle sold in the United States since 1975and provides sophisticated analysis of the major trends shaping the industry’s environmental outcomes.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
High-quality backlinks from reputable news sites and industry publications, often due to successful PR efforts, signal to search engines that a brand is trustworthy and authoritative.
—Amy Packard Berry, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
It may have been dropped by an important and authoritative figure passing through the area, or it may have been deliberately buried.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Crypto Confidential: Forbes' definitive guide to crypto and blockchain, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.—
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Given that on landing its rotors broke off, that's a pretty definitive conclusion.—
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The top three raters on the site—all from Denmark—logged over 50,000 different beers, evidence of how the site was influential in driving consumers to taste different beers and share them with friends near and far.—
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But experts have warned that the withdrawal of WHO’s most influential member could harm global health.—
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Yoon’s order faced fierce backlash from the public and lawmakers across the political spectrum, reviving painful memories of the country’s authoritarian past.—
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Yes, dollars circulated in authoritarian, murderous Syria because market goods did.—
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Prior to launching his wildly successful musical career, Peck studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and worked in classical theater on London’s West End.—
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For a movie that looks so remarkably good – from the oppressive, classical set design to the astounding lighting work – Ash's (Rook this time around) uncanny comeback was a noticeable exception.—
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The only thing left to contend with is her domineering mother, the formidable 90-year-old Lenore Simmons Krackenberry, who is obsessed with family lineage and Southern heritage.—
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Smith is fantastic and terrifying as Mrs. Medlock in The Secret Garden, the stentorian nurse and housekeeper whose domineering overcautiousness feeds into all the self-pitying inclinations of her poor weakling charge Colin Craven.—
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Still, Republicans have said that even if that call was accurate, the C.I.A. failed in understanding other key events: how quickly the Afghan government could collapse, how Bashar al-Assad would flee Syria and how Hamas was preparing to attack Israel.—
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While some might have considered the project too niche, Kyle’s intuition about the product’s appeal seems to have been accurate, with even the X Games getting a taste of the product earlier this year.—
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Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald return as love interest Virginia Venit and arrogant rival Shooter McGavin, respectively, and the cast includes rookies like Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce and pro wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman.—
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Those include genial second-year resident Dr. King (Taylor Dearden), arrogant intern Santos (Isa Briones), and doe-eyed med students Javadi (Shabana Azeez) and Whittaker (Gerran Howell).—
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The sharp decline in population—unprecedented in the absence of war, disease or famine—is concerning for the Chinese Communist Party government, which measures the one-party state's overall strength in comprehensive national power and comes amid an economic slowdown and an aging workforce.—
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Finally, employers should engage legal counsel and technical experts to conduct comprehensive compliance reviews.—
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“Authoritative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authoritative. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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