as in to permit
to make (something) legal
They wanted to legalize gambling in their city.
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Recent Examples of legalize
As the committee met the day after 4/20, Andrade said the legislature should consider legalizing marijuana, in some form, to create an additional taxing stream.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
If marijuana is rescheduled, will it be legalized nationwide?
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
As marijuana continues to be legalized throughout the U.S., more products that look, smell, taste and feel like marijuana are popping in states where the psychoactive drug isn't officially legal.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
As more states legalize cannabis, the variety and quality of edibles have improved dramatically.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
If marijuana is rescheduled, will it be legalized nationwide?
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
As marijuana continues to be legalized throughout the U.S., more products that look, smell, taste and feel like marijuana are popping in states where the psychoactive drug isn't officially legal.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
As more states legalize cannabis, the variety and quality of edibles have improved dramatically.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legalize
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration has pushed to expand offshore oil drilling and accelerate the permitting process, reducing timelines to just weeks.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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If permitted to enter the country, students must enroll full time, earn good grades and notify their school within 10 days of substantive changes to their circumstances.—
David L. Di Maria,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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This could be done by sanctioning the oil exported from the western-facing ports in Ust-Luga, Primorsk, on the Baltic Sea, as well as Novorossiysk on the Black Sea.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Ferrone sanctioned their requests, according to the indictment.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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During the search, Ortega-Lopez was allowed to make a phone call before being taken to the Doña Ana County Detention Center (DACDC).—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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When the season begins, Baku is out of school due to suspension, allowing the Union a chance to get their claws into the Eunjang student body.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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In February, the Trump administration had pressed Zelenskyy to sign an agreement that gave Ukraine very little and would have used profits to recoup aid the U.S. has already approved for the country.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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By offering insights that go beyond a simple FICO score, AI can help lenders approve more loans with confidence.—
Naeem Ghauri,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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This enabled them to devise a phase diagram of what happens to the sauce as the conditions change.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Implement Anonymous Surveys Move beyond annual engagement surveys and implement anonymous pulse surveys that enable real-time analysis.—
Kerri Sutey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In a statement on the company's website, the Perplexity team wrote that neither forcing Google to sell off Chrome nor to license search data to its competitors are the best solutions.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Once licensed, contact reputable carriers to explore their product offerings and commission structures.—
David Price,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In effect, New York claimed the right to dictate energy policy for all of New England, whether the citizens who actually reside in that region accepted and agreed with New York’s energy policies, or not.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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At what cost? The United States already has this type of agreement with the government of El Salvador, which notably has been accepting Venezuelan nationals and housing them in the country's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Legalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalize. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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