as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of delegitimize
Instead, Iron Eyes found the ruling to delegitimize the concerns and agency of Native Americans who chose to protest at Standing Rock.
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Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Maduro's supporters, however, claim that opposition leaders are manufacturing a crisis to delegitimize his administration.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Opponents say the campaign veers into antisemitism and aims to delegitimize Israel itself.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Maduro's supporters, however, claim that opposition leaders are manufacturing a crisis to delegitimize his administration.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Opponents say the campaign veers into antisemitism and aims to delegitimize Israel itself.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimize
Verb
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My own experience and reality invalidated and denied, which in her heart today would be a very painful lament.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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If the number of ballots is off, all votes are immediately invalidated and burned, followed by another vote.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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To seal the deal, Minnesota will try to get out in transition and nullify the Warriors’ zone defense.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The deal, which would effectively nullify his murder charge, includes 15 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision for the manslaughter charge – though the judge will issue his final sentence August 4.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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