as in authorized
to make something real, accepted, or official
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Recent Examples of legitimized
If there was any question, the ownership of the top spot was legitimized by the company's recent rights deal with Paramount Plus.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This article is not useful to most of us, because 90% of towns and cities in this country are locked into a single ISP, effectively local monopolies legitimized by the feckless FCC, Congress, and state legislatures.
—Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Congressional hearings in 2022 and 2023 further legitimized the topic, with intelligence officials emphasizing national security concerns.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
The world's most powerful political figure has legitimized their vision.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
And that fear is only legitimized further by laws that allow fear itself to be a credible excuse for murder.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Now legitimized as one of country’s most distinguished hit-crafting writers – with notable covers by such other top talents as Ray Stevens, Bobby Bare, Roger Miller and Waylon Jennings to his credit – he was signed to Monument in a long-term pact.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
China has about ten million Catholics, half of whom worship in underground churches; in theory, the deal has made underground churches superfluous because Rome has now legitimized the churches run by the state.
—Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2019
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This article is not useful to most of us, because 90% of towns and cities in this country are locked into a single ISP, effectively local monopolies legitimized by the feckless FCC, Congress, and state legislatures.
—Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Congressional hearings in 2022 and 2023 further legitimized the topic, with intelligence officials emphasizing national security concerns.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
The world's most powerful political figure has legitimized their vision.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
And that fear is only legitimized further by laws that allow fear itself to be a credible excuse for murder.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Now legitimized as one of country’s most distinguished hit-crafting writers – with notable covers by such other top talents as Ray Stevens, Bobby Bare, Roger Miller and Waylon Jennings to his credit – he was signed to Monument in a long-term pact.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
China has about ten million Catholics, half of whom worship in underground churches; in theory, the deal has made underground churches superfluous because Rome has now legitimized the churches run by the state.
—Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimized
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Several have authorized pharmacists to administer the COVID vaccine and/or have required insurers to cover the cost.—
Jaimie Seaton,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Mavic 4 Pro is not available from DJI or authorized retail partners in the States, and while the Air 3S is listed on its virtual storefront, it's been out of stock continuously for a similar interval.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Harris created a spinoff starring Guillaume, entitled Benson, which followed the character’s ascent from household service to public service (as the lieutenant governor).—
Time,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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The video serves as an ad for a benefit concert, entitled Together for Palestine, taking place Wednesday night at Wembley Stadium in London.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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This approach has enabled Apex to scale quickly while maintaining the stability and resources associated with a corporate partnership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beyond its nuclear-deterrence mission, the B-2’s long range and payload capacity have enabled it to deliver large munitions at a distance.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Watching the ramifications of climate change play out in the real world has both validated the models and highlighted their shortcomings.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The company then validated its accuracy through a pivotal clinical study with over 2,000 participants, who wore Apple Watch alongside an at-home cuff to compare results.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The company has been sanctioned by the United States.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Washington has sanctioned Chinese firms over dual-use goods and warned banks handling ruble transactions.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, Singapore introduced regulations requiring platforms operating in Singapore offering products such as cryptocurrencies, stablecoins or tokenized equities, to customers outside the city-state, to be licensed.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Under the Shield works to improve mental wellness in first responders through peer support, stress coaching and licensed mental health.—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brazil have qualified for next year’s World Cup, held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, after finishing fifth in the 10-team Conmebol standings.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Argentina had already qualified for the 2026 World Cup atop the CONMEBOL standings.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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This budding technique involves comparing DNA samples to those accessible on public genetic databases which law enforcement is permitted to access.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Legitimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimized. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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