as in to standardize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
English spelling wasn't normalized until printed books became common
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Recent Examples of normalize
Physical differences, which can sometimes become a talking point among children, are equally normalized.
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
But in the past decade, several Cuban Americans who have advocated for more engagement with Cuba have been urging the Cuban government to normalize its relationship with Cubans living outside the island, including in the United States.
—Andrés Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
The new talks with Cuba are the most consequential engagement between the two governments since the administration of former President Obama, who sought to normalize relations with the country.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
As well as normalizing abusive behavior, the manosphere has introduced an extra level of threat to women’s day-to-day lives.
—Lucy Morgan, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
But in the past decade, several Cuban Americans who have advocated for more engagement with Cuba have been urging the Cuban government to normalize its relationship with Cubans living outside the island, including in the United States.
—Andrés Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
The new talks with Cuba are the most consequential engagement between the two governments since the administration of former President Obama, who sought to normalize relations with the country.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
As well as normalizing abusive behavior, the manosphere has introduced an extra level of threat to women’s day-to-day lives.
—Lucy Morgan, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalize
standardize
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In research settings—and increasingly in clinical care—physicians rely on structured frameworks designed to standardize how disease activity is measured.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
13 Mar. 2026
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Economo and his colleagues see it as a blueprint for digitizing, standardizing, and scaling anatomy itself.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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