legitimized

past tense of legitimize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of legitimized Congressional hearings in 2022 and 2023 further legitimized the topic, with intelligence officials emphasizing national security concerns. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 The world's most powerful political figure has legitimized their vision. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 And that fear is only legitimized further by laws that allow fear itself to be a credible excuse for murder. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025 The pardons will be, instead, an invitation to a future catastrophe that has now been legitimized by the courts and the voters. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 China has about ten million Catholics, half of whom worship in underground churches; in theory, the deal has made underground churches superfluous because Rome has now legitimized the churches run by the state. Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2019 Now legitimized as one of country’s most distinguished hit-crafting writers – with notable covers by such other top talents as Ray Stevens, Bobby Bare, Roger Miller and Waylon Jennings to his credit – he was signed to Monument in a long-term pact. Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimized
Verb
  • The Yorkville Police Department Investigations Division, along with the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team, were authorized on Thursday to record communications with Hellenthal, according to the release.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The school board has authorized sending a request for proposals to search firms that will help select a new superintendent, according to Donahue’s message.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And they are entitled to a portion of the proceeds if the case succeeds.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • There is a backlog of 30 years in assigning lawyers for some of the appeals to which condemned inmates are entitled.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This move not only improved processing speeds substantially but also enabled seamless AI and analytics integration.
    Gowtham Chilakapati, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That launch enabled Alanui to reach different clusters of customers, as the label’s target is currently aged 20 to over 60 years old.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • These findings were then validated through molecular experiments, cellular studies, and animal trials, demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Once validated by The New York Times, few metropolitan film critics dared to opt out of the year-end chore.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • For example, girls’ volleyball has been sanctioned by the Florida High School Athletic Association since 1974.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The United States on Tuesday sanctioned a senior Hungarian government official and close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for alleged corruption.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Legitimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimized. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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