Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimated
Verb
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In many ways, your involvement as an investor in and adviser to Vice legitimized the company and its larger-than-life leader, Shane Smith.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025 -
This was legitimized as a way to protect the country from further invasions – which the French were constantly threatening to do.—
Julia Gaffield,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Assets that cannot be frozen, sanctioned, or controlled by another government, like bitcoin, may become preferable.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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But the deeper wound — the one the show can’t quite name — is that the suffering was not inevitable, but tolerated; shaped, stretched, and sanctioned by decisions made far from the bedside.—
Jennifer W. Tsai,
STAT,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Yet beneath her polished exterior is a desire to be chosen, adored and validated.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Human judgment can be reviewed by others—that’s an important role of legal processes—but it can rarely be validated under a legal microscope.—
Philip K. Howard,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Tuesday night had canceled some 2,000 grants representing nearly $2 billion in funding, according to an administration official with knowledge of the cuts who was not authorized to discuss them publicly.—
Ali Swenson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The company repurchased $500 million worth of shares in the fourth quarter and announced that its board of directors authorized the purchase of an additional seven million shares under its existing repurchase program.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Legitimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimated. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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