as in permits
to make (something) legal
They wanted to legalize gambling in their city.
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Recent Examples of legalizes
Both medical and recreational use are legal in Colorado, and New Mexico passed a law this year that legalizes certain medical uses.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legalizes
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The restaurant awaits permits to serve beer, wine and mimosas.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Notably, military officials overseeing the Washington deployment declared early on that while Title 32 permits troops to make arrests, they are not authorized to do so in this case.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The researchers are now developing new mechanisms to capture additional degrees of movement and developing a system that allows the attachment to pull material into the tool.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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The program Kamrooz has created lets homeowners build wealth simply by delaying the sale of the home to a future time, literally creating a home 401(k) or IRA that allows time to pass to benefit from the appreciating value.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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His wife approves or rejects the content ideas as well as his daughter, who is a sophomore in high school, but Musselman has no fear of putting himself out there.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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If the council approves the plan, the mayor would get all the parking revenue that previously went to districts during all future years.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Refugeoly is a game that enables discussion and debate; the game helps to trigger conversations that are needed more than ever.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The neutral or natural rate of interest is the one that enables full sustainable employment and stable inflation.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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This is especially true for Reddit, which is a public company that is heavily reliant on advertising and licenses content to AI companies.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The bills with the most juice spring from a critical state audit of the Department of Health Care Services (which licenses and regulates non-medical addiction treatment centers).—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Since the Warriors haven't yet offered a deal Kuminga wants, there's a chance the four-year forward accepts the qualifying offer.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In addition to buying tickets, Snell accepts volunteers to help out.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Legalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalizes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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