LEGITIMATING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

legitimating

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present participle of legitimate

as in legitimizing

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The company is abandoning the $799 price point, with the Pixel 11 expected to start at $899 for 256GB storage, legitimizing a wider industry shift to higher base storage and prices.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
There is no formal consensus, however, and no faction willing to move first on anything that could be portrayed as surrendering leverage, legitimizing the bombing campaign, or handing Trump a clear victory.

— Sanam Vakil, Time, 16 July 2026

Definition of legitimizing

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The new position is likely to be welcomed by many Labor voters and lawmakers, who have urged the government to go further in sanctioning Israel and supporting the Palestinians.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The tougher stance is likely to be welcomed by many Labour voters and lawmakers, who have urged the government to go further in sanctioning Israel and supporting the Palestinians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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Carrie Esopenko, co-director of the TBI and Concussion Center and also part of the research group, says the research is still at the early stages of validating the biological mechanisms.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This includes establishing consistent measurement standards across platforms, consolidating fragmented reporting, validating incoming data and improving data freshness.

— Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of validating

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Aparicio resists drawing conclusions, privileging an experiential approach with its own rhythms, ambitious in scope yet intimate in focus, that could well become an arthouse sleeper.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
But there is no way to prize the first without privileging the second, too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of privileging

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In July, the Western District of Louisiana issued an order authorizing the court, instead of the habeas petitioners, to serve defendants copies of the lawsuit.

— Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
Lawmakers unanimously approved a bill authorizing the $1 increase in 2023, as thefts were surging across the state, according to The Texas Tribune.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

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