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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimized
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An Oregon environmental group is suing the Department of the Interior to stop a timber sale in the Coast Range because Congress invalidated the BLM resource management plan that would have ordinarily guided the sale of about 1,300 acres of timber in sensitive salmon-rearing habitat.
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Two years ago, the court upheld a law preventing domestic abusers from owning guns; a lower court had invalidated the law before the high court intervened.
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The Oregon lawsuit claims that, because BLM’s management plans are nullified, then any actions the agency might take that descends from the plan, including timber sales, are also invalid.
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That attempt successfully nullified a rule that would have required all vehicles sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035.
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“Delegitimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimized. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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