as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of delegitimize
Instead, Iron Eyes found the ruling to delegitimize the concerns and agency of Native Americans who chose to protest at Standing Rock.
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Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Maduro's supporters, however, claim that opposition leaders are manufacturing a crisis to delegitimize his administration.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Opponents say the campaign veers into antisemitism and aims to delegitimize Israel itself.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Maduro's supporters, however, claim that opposition leaders are manufacturing a crisis to delegitimize his administration.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Opponents say the campaign veers into antisemitism and aims to delegitimize Israel itself.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimize
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The Supreme Court’s 1978 Bakke decision invalidated racial quotas at the University of California, but held that affirmative action was constitutional, and experts have long since acknowledged that racial diversity fosters a wider range of viewpoints.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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By invalidating the rule, Republican senators stamped out one of California’s most ambitious environmental policies and, more broadly, challenged the state’s authority to enact vehicle standards to combat its notoriously unhealthy air quality.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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The high court decision, though, nullified his conviction and sentence.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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When the new administration took office, Trump Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem nullified this extension.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 May 2025
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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