Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimating
Verb
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Gods have been especially helpful in this task of corralling the manual labor of the people and legitimizing it symbolically.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025 -
The university system became an important site for legitimizing claims through theories and studies.—
Sara Giordano,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This could include sanctioning, censuring or suspending a judge, or recommending a judge be removed from office.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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Garcia had entered the final 18 months of his Barca deal and sporting director Deco was not opposed to sanctioning a sale for a player who was at risk of leaving for free in the following two summer windows.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That was validating for me as an MC, and for the Roots.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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The program, which was conceived and initially run by Tom Kazior, is a critical platform for validating the use of low-temperature diamond integration in GaN HEMT manufacturing.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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School board members unanimously approved this action without discussion, in addition to authorizing negotiations and entering into a lease agreement with the City of Fort Worth for the park conversion.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Oct. 2025
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The state law authorizing the referendum says the transit authority must complete at least 50% of the Red Line before completing any of the other rail projects on the docket.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Legitimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimating. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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