legalizes

present tense third-person singular of legalize

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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. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Israel no longer permits Palestinian civilians wounded in Gaza to be treated at Israeli civilian hospitals.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill to close a legal loophole from the 2018 Farm Bill that allows the sale of intoxicating hemp products.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The current rule allows each team a chance to possess the ball even if the first team scores a touchdown during the extra period, which is 10 minutes long.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The commission, comprising 17 voting members, selects a preferred candidate, whom the Prime Minister then approves.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Each fiscal year, Congress approves funding for federal agencies.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The program is part of a federal statute known as 1357(g), which enables state and local governments to assist the federal government with specific immigration tasks.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That data enables Meta to infer what users might buy.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While some companies, like Stahl’s, operate both traffic and driving schools, the DMV oversees and licenses the two types of schools separately.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Resident 65-plus licenses $5 to $48, plus other fees.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the militant group accepts it, the plan called for Hamas to lay down its arms and renounce governance in the Strip.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Completeness is the chance that Arthur accepts a valid proof.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Legalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalizes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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