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Recent Examples of legalization
The former interior minister who spearheaded Thailand’s legalization of cannabis, and his government took office on Sunday after obtaining a royal endorsement from King Vajiralongkorn.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
NurPhoto via Getty Images The Thai Parliament has elected Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister, one of the most prominent advocates for cannabis legalization in the Southeast Asian country.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
By the time the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting in 2018, the wave of legalization was DraftKings' to ride.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Deeming the act unconstitutional and infringing on states’ rights, the ruling spurred a surge of online sports gambling legalization across America.
—Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition, the legalization of marijuana has opened up a whole new level of corruption in Massachusetts state government.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Experts link the rise in rates to the legalization and commercialization of edible forms of the drug — specifically the fact that cannabis products are often sold as gummies in enticing packaging.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
NurPhoto via Getty Images The Thai Parliament has elected Anutin Charnvirakul as Prime Minister, one of the most prominent advocates for cannabis legalization in the Southeast Asian country.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
By the time the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting in 2018, the wave of legalization was DraftKings' to ride.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Deeming the act unconstitutional and infringing on states’ rights, the ruling spurred a surge of online sports gambling legalization across America.
—Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition, the legalization of marijuana has opened up a whole new level of corruption in Massachusetts state government.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Experts link the rise in rates to the legalization and commercialization of edible forms of the drug — specifically the fact that cannabis products are often sold as gummies in enticing packaging.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legalization
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See video … SEAN HANNITY – Charlie Kirk wanted to do was offer young people validation for beliefs.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Men are conditioned to earn it through achievement, dominance, or by outsourcing their emotional needs to women and expecting validation in return.—
Vanessa Bennett,
SELF,
10 Sep. 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
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But a group of famed chefs, some of whom boast their own line of cookware, is hoping to block the new legislation.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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In recent days, 15 House Republicans in competitive political districts introduced legislation to extend the tax credits for one year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The doc, which made its world premiere at the 15th annual Bronze Lens Film Festival in August 2024, is about the Equal Rights Amendment’s path back to life through Virginia’s pivotal ratification battle led by Black women.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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By the late 19th century, white Southerners had regained control of state governments from the biracial coalitions that emerged following the ratification of the 15th Amendment.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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For decades, these establishments have been the places where families gathered after ballgames, where road trips stopped for pancakes, and where Main Street found an affordable night out.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Legalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalization. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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