as in to enable
to make something real, accepted, or official
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Recent Examples of legitimize
Some observers said China might be trying to assert control of Sandy Cay — which covers an area of 200 square meters, or about 2,150 square feet — to legitimize its claim on Subi Reef, the naturally occurring parts of which are submerged during high tide.
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Aie Balagtas See, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Then 28, Homa won his first PGA Tour event, legitimizing what had otherwise been a middling career.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Amazon has taken strides to legitimize Amazon Ads as a true, standalone business unit.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Sheikh Hasina distorted Bangladesh’s origin story to legitimize her near-absolute power, during which corruption and graft became widespread.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
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Aie Balagtas See, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Then 28, Homa won his first PGA Tour event, legitimizing what had otherwise been a middling career.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Amazon has taken strides to legitimize Amazon Ads as a true, standalone business unit.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Sheikh Hasina distorted Bangladesh’s origin story to legitimize her near-absolute power, during which corruption and graft became widespread.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
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Centralized registries could enable real-time tracking of donors.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Jules Roscoe,
Wired News,
4 June 2025
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Secure burn barrels: If burning is authorized in your vicinity, ensure that all burn barrels feature a weighted metal cover with holes no larger than 3/4 of an inch.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
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The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Electoral regulators still must validate the vote, though that is viewed as a formality.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Effective strategies include extensive customer interviews, iterative prototyping and continuous feedback loops to validate your solutions.—
Will Fan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The bill, entitled the Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act would prevent new users of the cryptocurrency ATMs from spending more than $2,000 in a single day or $10,000 over a two-week period to purchase cryptocurrency at Bitcoin ATMS.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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That retirement age affects everybody entitled to basic public pension income, according to Rangvid.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
31 May 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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The best security feels effortless to legitimate users while remaining impenetrable to attackers.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The chamber has supported bills that, for example, would prioritize child care workers who qualify for a state subsidy to help pay for their own child’s care.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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Still, this is the third season of the Unai Emery era in which Villa have qualified to play European football in the next one.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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But even now, decades later, the U.S. has fewer missile interceptors deployed (44) than the treaty permitted (100).—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
6 June 2025
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Teams are permitted to have up to 35 players in their squad at the start of the tournament (and must have a minimum of 26).—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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“Legitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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