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Recent Examples of legalization
Some states, including Colorado and California, saw double-digit increases in per capita drinking since legalization.
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Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, the gambling industry held Porter up as evidence that legalization was, indeed, protecting sports from fixers.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
In a 2014 New York Times op-ed, NBA commissioner Adam Silver proposed federal legalization and regulation of sports betting.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Liquor retailers, whose city regulations were set prior to the legalization of cannabis use in Minnesota, must be 300 feet from schools or churches.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
While there is a growing movement promoting the legalization of sports betting in the state, such as the Texas Sports Betting Alliance (TSBA)—which include the Houston Astros, Dallas Cowboys, Austin FC, and the Texas Motor Speedway—lawmakers have not proven keen to change the legislation around it.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Marijuana legalization shows strong support with the public in Wisconsin.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
As of 2025, the state’s Natural Medicine Division has begun licensing psilocybin healing centers, which follows Colorado’s recreational legalization of cannabis for people 21 and over in 2014.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Until federal legalization changes the rules of advertising, cannabis brands will continue to face steep barriers in mainstream marketing.
—Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, the gambling industry held Porter up as evidence that legalization was, indeed, protecting sports from fixers.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
In a 2014 New York Times op-ed, NBA commissioner Adam Silver proposed federal legalization and regulation of sports betting.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Liquor retailers, whose city regulations were set prior to the legalization of cannabis use in Minnesota, must be 300 feet from schools or churches.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
While there is a growing movement promoting the legalization of sports betting in the state, such as the Texas Sports Betting Alliance (TSBA)—which include the Houston Astros, Dallas Cowboys, Austin FC, and the Texas Motor Speedway—lawmakers have not proven keen to change the legislation around it.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Marijuana legalization shows strong support with the public in Wisconsin.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
As of 2025, the state’s Natural Medicine Division has begun licensing psilocybin healing centers, which follows Colorado’s recreational legalization of cannabis for people 21 and over in 2014.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Until federal legalization changes the rules of advertising, cannabis brands will continue to face steep barriers in mainstream marketing.
—Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legalization
Noun
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Their validation, too, came in English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Going out of your way for validation?—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Live Aid was the final step in the legitimization of MTV.—
tom freston,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
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As such, placing Israel first actually can be understood as a legitimation of Israel’s violence.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The most immediate and achievable step is to support legislation that gives youth the right to choose how they’re represented in adoption recruitment, protecting their privacy, dignity and safety.—
Dana Perino,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps the most daunting is that legislation passed after the 2008 financial crisis explicitly limits most regulated mortgages to a term of 30 years at the maximum.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the formalization and reinforcement of his legal team may signal a more aggressive or structured defense approach going forward.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If lawmakers in both chambers agree to a date, the Senate could vote on it and then send it back to the House for ratification.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Yet, after its ratification in 1870, Southern states set about trying to circumvent the amendment's intent by devising new ways to shape, control, and limit voting.—
Time,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since our founding, Angel City has remained committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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King partnered with Black Effect in the same vein as many of the network’s biggest shows, with behemoths like The 85 South Show, All The Smoke, Drink Champs and even The Breakfast Club having been established prior to the network’s 2020 founding.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These actions helped lay the groundwork for the later establishment of the role of White House Press Secretary, a position first occupied by journalist George Akerson, whom Herbert Hoover had originally hired as his secretary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the scientific establishment.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Legalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalization. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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