legitimates

present tense third-person singular of legitimate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimates
Verb
  • The Microsoft agreement validates Nebius’s technology and could create opportunities for further partnerships with hyperscalers or enterprises.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This finding validates their hypothesis that the magnetism seen in the cosmic web, even in sparsely populated regions, is a direct legacy of events from the very early universe.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
    Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But behind the world’s fastest-growing businesses is a quieter form of leadership—one that privileges operations over oration, systems over showmanship, and execution over ego.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The project is under the authority of the Continuing Authorities program, which authorizes the secretary of the Army to plan, design and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project-specific congressional authorization.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
  • His license will stay suspended until the criminal case is resolved; TDLR is ordered by the court to reinstate it; or TDLR authorizes lifting the suspension.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Legitimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimates. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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