LEGITIMATING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

legitimating

verb

present participle of legitimate

as in legitimizing

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That means if Russia was to undergo a profound political transformation during the next five years, the Duma will play a major role in managing and legitimizing it.

— Sam Meredith,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of legitimizing

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Tony Forte, president of USAngling, the sanctioning body, said the tournament will be a showcase to persuade the International Olympic Committee to include bass fishing at the Summer Olympics.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the alliance’s efforts to counter Moscow.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of sanctioning

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Bringing domain controllers online before validating their integrity can restore the attacker’s persistence along with them.

— Robert Bobel, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The Case for Empowerment During Midlife In defense of proactive women, particularly those navigating midlife, having more information about what’s happening in their bodies can feel incredibly validating.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of validating

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This was right in the peak of Elon Musk’s reconstruction of Twitter, privileging rage bait and engagement tactics that helped misinformation disseminate like fact.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of privileging

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In September 2022, the City Council approved a $175,000 settlement with Dougan in that case, according to documents authorizing the payment.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Between your wallet and the coffee shop sit a custodian holding your balance, a program manager running the card, a sponsor bank whose BIN it is issued under, a processor authorizing the swipe and the network that clears it.

— Shawn Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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