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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decriminalized
legalized
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In Oregon, where psilocybin therapy was legalized in 2023, a third of new clinics have already closed owing to high operating expenses and treatment costs.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026 -
And several aldermen who have moved to preemptively ban the machines from their wards have cited issues like gambling addiction and a spike in burglaries targeting the machines in other parts of the state where they are already legalized.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Decriminalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalized. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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