LEGITIMATING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

legitimating

verb

present participle of legitimate

as in legitimizing

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The company is abandoning the $799 price point, with the Pixel 11 expected to start at $899 for 256GB storage, legitimizing a wider industry shift to higher base storage and prices.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
There is no formal consensus, however, and no faction willing to move first on anything that could be portrayed as surrendering leverage, legitimizing the bombing campaign, or handing Trump a clear victory.

— Sanam Vakil, Time, 16 July 2026

Definition of legitimizing

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ProPublica verified the veracity of the unredacted database by comparing its booking records to those in Pinellas’ online search tool and by validating the booking dates and timestamps against the federal immigration datasets.

— Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026
This extension is a significant relief for the sport, ensuring a top talent remains and validating driver feedback on future rules.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of validating

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Aparicio resists drawing conclusions, privileging an experiential approach with its own rhythms, ambitious in scope yet intimate in focus, that could well become an arthouse sleeper.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
But there is no way to prize the first without privileging the second, too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of privileging

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In that case, voters had already approved an amendment in April authorizing mid-decade redistricting when the court ruled that lawmakers last year had waited too long to take an initial step necessary to qualify it for the ballot.

— David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Congress eventually approved a bill authorizing water projects nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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