as in permits
to make (something) legal
They wanted to legalize gambling in their city.
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Recent Examples of legalizes
Both medical and recreational use are legal in Colorado, and New Mexico passed a law this year that legalizes certain medical uses.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legalizes
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Phase 1 permits us to let our imaginations run free.—
Cherie Kloss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Printing speed into capability The new design allows Boeing to print features like harness paths and attachment points directly into each panel.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The trust model thus allows businesses to raise and lower risk tolerances to hallucinations and suboptimal answers by choosing different thresholds of the trust score.—
Scott Zoldi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the Morgan Stanley event, Vena also sought to reassure concerns about labor at both companies if the STB approves the deal.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Each agency in charge of enforcing each law would then weigh potential harms, with enforcement to be modified based on how much of the application each agency approves.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cadence is an electronic design software company that enables device and system simulation and has been doing this for decades.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That is, the group enables Hamas to be both arsonist and firefighter, enhancing its control and reach into the lives of average, everyday Palestinians in Gaza.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The bills with the most juice spring from a critical state audit of the Department of Health Care Services (which licenses and regulates non-medical addiction treatment centers).—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Resident 65-plus licenses $5 to $48, plus other fees.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since the Warriors haven't yet offered a deal Kuminga wants, there's a chance the four-year forward accepts the qualifying offer.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In addition to buying tickets, Snell accepts volunteers to help out.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Legalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalizes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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