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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decriminalizing
legalizing
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Multiple states have argued that legalizing and regulating sports betting is under the jurisdiction of local regulators and outside the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates event contracts and the prediction markets.—
Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Since legalizing online gambling in 2021, the state requires betting platforms to be licensed by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Decriminalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalizing. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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