Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimating
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What hurts the Cuban people is legitimizing it.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026 -
The clean prose, self-criticism, and psychological insight give Young Man in a Hurry a reason to exist beyond legitimizing a book tour through the early-primary and swing states.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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That’s not to say that good intentions place Ellis’ order above appellate scrutiny, although in my opinion, her sole (but significant) misstep was failing to give her orders teeth by sanctioning government lawyers and holding DHS agents in contempt of court.—
Seth Stern,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that judges who blocked executive orders sanctioning several law firms had infringed on the president’s authority.—
Mark Berman,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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That includes validating the hardware design, preparing injection molds for the plastic components, certification and regulatory testing, quality control for a pilot batch, and finally, mass production.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2026
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Human personnel still play important roles in designing, managing, interpreting, validating, evaluating, repairing and protecting their systems and data flows.—
Jon R. Lindsay,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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The concentration of engagement around emotionally salient events, followed by rapid decline, is consistent with platforms privileging high-intensity content while limiting the durability of evidence and deliberation, especially in contexts marked by repression and uneven digital access.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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The history of how bus companies diverted ridership from streetcars has left its mark on our cities by privileging buses and cars over far more efficient ways to move people at scale.—
Jonathan Cohn,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The state passed legislation in 2023 authorizing the dam’s acquisition.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The state passed legislation in 2023 authorizing the dam’s acquisition.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Legitimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimating. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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