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Recent Examples of legitimization
Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Live Aid was the final step in the legitimization of MTV.
—Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Live Aid was the final step in the legitimization of MTV.
—Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimization
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In August 2025, attorneys filed an emergency petition for legitimation and custody in DeKalb County Superior Court.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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As such, placing Israel first actually can be understood as a legitimation of Israel’s violence.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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LinkedIn users waste time seeking validation without a clear strategy.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Even being nominated had been validation for her decision years ago to get into teaching; winning is just further proof.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Leo will meet migrants in the Canary Islands, continuing Pope Francis’s focus on refugee outreach as Spain implements a historic legalization program for half a million unauthorized residents.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Evidence of ibogaine’s increasing clout can be seen in its broad embrace outside of the white liberal enclaves typically at the forefront of drug legalization efforts, like Oregon and Washington state.—
Jerel Ezell,
STAT,
1 May 2026
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Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Hariharan and his colleagues had planned for part of the formalization to be the basis of a student’s undergraduate thesis.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Legitimization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimization. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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