as in to enable
to make something real, accepted, or official
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Recent Examples of legitimize
Simply put, what this meant was that the ruler of the empire legitimized his reign through Buddhism, portraying himself either as a Buddha or as a patron of Buddhists – their texts and institutions.
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Stephanie Balkwill, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Consumer Advocate Pushback and Conflict of Interest Concerns Despite industry enthusiasm, consumer protection groups have raised alarms about the GENIUS Act’s potential to legitimize risky crypto schemes.
—Tonya M. Evans, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The Tesla owner legitimized the story to his millions of followers, prompting many supporters to comment on Edebiri.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Carefully crafted to bolster egos and legitimize harms.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Balkwill, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Consumer Advocate Pushback and Conflict of Interest Concerns Despite industry enthusiasm, consumer protection groups have raised alarms about the GENIUS Act’s potential to legitimize risky crypto schemes.
—Tonya M. Evans, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The Tesla owner legitimized the story to his millions of followers, prompting many supporters to comment on Edebiri.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Carefully crafted to bolster egos and legitimize harms.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimize
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Working electricity also enabled the ship to send distress signals, Smithsonian magazine noted, likely saving hundreds of lives.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The protocol supports long-running tasks and multimodal communication, enabling agents to handle complex workflows involving text, images, audio, or video.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The settlement would authorize colleges to directly pay athletes via a share up to 22% of the average power conference athletic media, ticket and sponsorship revenue with their athletes, with $20.5 million expected to be the initial annual cap.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The spending was authorized by Assembly Bill 132, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2017.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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Use free tools like social media, surveys, or pre-sales to validate demand quickly and cheaply.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Numerical evaluations are often used to validate the existence of a pure meritocracy, in which people are judged by the quality of their work rather than their identities.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Apr. 2025
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In criminal court, defendants are entitled by the 6th Amendment to speedy prosecutions.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Paying the mandatory ticket fee would entitle the holder to ride Metro at no additional cost on the day of the event, but ticket buyers who used other transportation would not get a refund of the fee.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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In response, elites double down, weaponizing the claim of misinformation to legitimate the stifling of debate.—
Jacob Hale Russell,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Channeling their legacy of opposing power politics, internationalism and international organization would legitimate the American domination of power politics like no lone nationalism or limited alliance could.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Feb. 2025
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Furthermore, what determines the criteria for ‘Britishness,’ which organizations would qualify for funding, why would a fund be better placed to determine what audiences want to watch, which individuals would be expected to allocate funding, how would the funding be spent?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Buoyed by ending the club’s 70-year wait for a major trophy in the Carabao Cup final last month, they are refocused on finishing high enough to qualify for a second Champions League campaign in three seasons.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Court does not express an opinion on whether the Alien Enemies Act actually permits Trump to deport anyone.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
8 Apr. 2025
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The House voted Tuesday to effectively kill a discharge petition championed by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida that forced a vote on a measure that would have permitted remote voting for new parents.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Legitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimize. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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