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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decriminalized
legalized
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But what's happening to Iowa education in the three years since the state legalized Education Savings Accounts to pay for students to attend private schools has, indeed, been seismic.—
Mike Trautmann,
Des Moines Register,
5 Mar. 2026 -
That’s a question that should be top of mind in Massachusetts and other states that have legalized marijuana.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Decriminalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalized. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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