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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimated
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If there was any question, the ownership of the top spot was legitimized by the company's recent rights deal with Paramount Plus.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
This article is not useful to most of us, because 90% of towns and cities in this country are locked into a single ISP, effectively local monopolies legitimized by the feckless FCC, Congress, and state legislatures.—
Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
9 Aug. 2025
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The company has been sanctioned by the United States.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Washington has sanctioned Chinese firms over dual-use goods and warned banks handling ruble transactions.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Watching the ramifications of climate change play out in the real world has both validated the models and highlighted their shortcomings.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The company then validated its accuracy through a pivotal clinical study with over 2,000 participants, who wore Apple Watch alongside an at-home cuff to compare results.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Under the measure, which the legislature is considering this week, doctors, pharmacists and others authorized to prescribe the drugs to end a pregnancy could leave their name off the prescription label.—
Patrick Adams,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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In June, grocery workers in at least five states authorized strikes in an escalating series of labor actions against Albertsons and Kroger, which included some Safeway stores.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Legitimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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