Authorized
Authorized adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.
Popular and authorized are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Popular" instead an adjective "Authorized".
Popular
Popular adjective - Enjoying widespread favor or approval.
Authorized and popular are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authorized" instead an adjective "Popular".
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- They had a huge library of both original fonts (Charter and Vera were among the first popular free software fonts) and authorized knockoffs.
Source: Useful Notes / Fonts -
Back in the NES days, Nintendo authorized Valiant Comics to write Nintendo Comics System, comics based on a number of their most popular video game titles, including Super Mario Bros.
Source: Comic-Book Adaptation - When the series proved popular enough to go on to a third season, government-required power limiters were introduced to knock them down several ranks, with them only able to use full power when authorized by a high-ranking Bureau member.
Source: Power Limiter
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