as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of delegitimize
Advertisement For more than a century, demonizing opponents has been useful for delegitimizing threats and justifying exceptional actions in foreign lands.
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Time, 8 Aug. 2025
In December 2024, the MTA posted resources that delegitimized Israel.
—Joanna Honig, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
In his wartime effort to delegitimize the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Ottoman Empires, however, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson pointed out that colonialism amounted to an oppressive boot on the neck of nations’ self-determination.
—Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
The new charges accuse Bolsonaro of taking part in a conspiracy to delegitimize the elections.
—Anthony Pereira, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2025
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Time, 8 Aug. 2025
In December 2024, the MTA posted resources that delegitimized Israel.
—Joanna Honig, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
In his wartime effort to delegitimize the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Ottoman Empires, however, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson pointed out that colonialism amounted to an oppressive boot on the neck of nations’ self-determination.
—Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
The new charges accuse Bolsonaro of taking part in a conspiracy to delegitimize the elections.
—Anthony Pereira, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimize
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The trio of votes will occur before the Supreme Court weighs whether to invalidate a lower court’s decision to strike down the president’s global tariffs.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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The three-judge panel decision, in favor of plaintiff Save Our Access, directed the trial court to issue a writ of mandate, which would invalidate the 2022 ballot measure and restore the 30-foot height limit in the Midway District.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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But a late whistle for a delay of game nullified the play and backed the Panthers up five yards.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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His facemask penalty nullified Mac Jones’ first-series scramble to midfield.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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