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Recent Examples of delegitimize
Trump’s sinister achievement is to delegitimize the old intellectual and political establishment while at the same time cementing the racial hierarchies and regimes of repression that this elite exploited during the war on terror.
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Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.
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Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
The language of these executive orders tries to delegitimize transgender identity and dehumanize transgender people.
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Tony Bravo,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2025
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Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism.
—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.
—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
The language of these executive orders tries to delegitimize transgender identity and dehumanize transgender people.
—
Tony Bravo,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimize
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In other words, reaching that objective would simultaneously invalidate the longer-term bullish flag pattern, making the battle between these two active formations one of the market's most important technical developments.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
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The petition sought to invalidate ballots cast at polling stations managed by Peruvian consulates in Africa, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Asia and the Middle East, Europe and Oceania.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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But for those who argue that the Giants players were attempting to nullify an important act of inclusion, the words of the former Blue Jays star won’t carry much weight.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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There are some who believe that the crisis could have been nullified had the BBC acted more quickly.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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