legitimating

verb

present participle of legitimate
as in legitimizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimating
  1. legitimizing
  2. sanctioning
  3. validating
  4. privileging
  5. authorizing
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  • 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
  • The mayor himself will arrive this morning ahead of his afternoon one-on-one with Leo, the first American — and Chicago-born — pope, whose advocacy on immigrant rights and historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery will be top of the list for Johnson to discuss.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Definition of legitimizing
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  • The next day, Paxton’s office wrote to the conference warning that sanctioning Tech for supporting Sorsby was against the law and would carry consequences.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
  • The White House has repeatedly threatened to oust Cuba’s communist regime, sanctioning key figures and state entities, and tightening a trade embargo that has led to a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean nation.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of sanctioning
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  • Engineers will spend several years validating every aspect of the design before the fighter enters operational service.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
  • Amazon shares jumped over 10% after Q2 results showed AWS revenue growth and margins accelerating beyond AI capital spending, validating its massive AI investments.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of validating
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  • But there is no way to prize the first without privileging the second, too.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • Rather than privileging official statements on events, tabloids tend to privilege comments from ordinary people.
    — Shepherd Mpofu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of privileging
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  • But the Sheriff’s Office detectives had obtained an unusual search warrant authorizing them to inspect and photograph Perales’ genitals.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • The resolution authorizing government spending narrowly passed by a vote of 220-205.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of authorizing
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“Legitimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimating. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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