as in authorized
to make something real, accepted, or official
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Recent Examples of legitimized
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.
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Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimized
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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details a stock repurchase program authorized by the board to purchase up to $20,000,000 of common stock.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Applicants are entitled to a follow-up test within 48 hours if a test result is inconclusive or positive.Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In July, the court ruled that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts.Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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There is no costly downside now that Google has done away with the requirement to purchase two expensive hardware security keys and enabled the use of a Google passkey instead.Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The researchers discovered that the women who had the highest number of live births exhibited a unique set of blood and heart characteristics that enabled more efficient oxygen delivery to their cells.Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
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According to the Pew Research Center validated voter study of the 2020 electorate, this change represents a shift of 2 points among white voters, while according to the 2020 Cooperative Election Study, this represents a shift of 3 points.Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Researchers validated their results by benchmarking GENIMA and neural network ACT on a real-robot setup.Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement At the same time the team has suffered on the field, never winning more than eight games in a season and making the playoffs just once while repeatedly being sanctioned for violating NWSL rules.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Israeli prime minister has sanctioned actions over the past fortnight that have seemed tactically astute despite an apparent disregard for civilian casualties.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Legitimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimized. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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