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Recent Examples of legitimation
In August 2025, attorneys filed an emergency petition for legitimation and custody in DeKalb County Superior Court.
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
As such, placing Israel first actually can be understood as a legitimation of Israel’s violence.
—Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
As such, placing Israel first actually can be understood as a legitimation of Israel’s violence.
—Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimation
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Live Aid was the final step in the legitimization of MTV.—
tom freston,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
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Cymbiotika instead invested early in infrastructure that could support both--scientific validation behind the scenes, paired with thoughtful design and storytelling at the surface--so credibility and relevance could coexist naturally.—
Gabby Shacknai,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Long term consequences are abstract and abstraction is intolerable to a personality organized around constant validation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Tuesday’s announcement builds upon a measure that took effect in May of last year, which aimed to simplify and expedite the legalization process.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nikos Leverenz, board president of the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, backs the recreational cannabis legislation, says that legalization will also benefit the state.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the formalization and reinforcement of his legal team may signal a more aggressive or structured defense approach going forward.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Similar critiques inspired the founding of UATX, which advocates for a return to education grounded in the classics and denounces diversity, equity and inclusion, affirmative action and cancel culture.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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D’Amaro is just the eighth person to hold the title since the company’s founding in 1923.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Legitimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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