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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Share stories of both success and failure to normalize learning.
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Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The two countries normalized diplomatic ties in 1995.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 July 2025
And every episode gets Autry closer to her goal: To normalize open conversations around mental health.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
After the completion of the Abraham Accords, which normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan in 2020, there was a growing expectation among U.S. officials and Middle East experts that Saudi Arabia would follow suit.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
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Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The two countries normalized diplomatic ties in 1995.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 July 2025
And every episode gets Autry closer to her goal: To normalize open conversations around mental health.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
After the completion of the Abraham Accords, which normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan in 2020, there was a growing expectation among U.S. officials and Middle East experts that Saudi Arabia would follow suit.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalize
standardize
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The proposals focus on standardizing their prior authorization protocols and increasing transparency of and reporting on decision-making by plans.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The fear, in fact, is that our continual need to standardize will modernize ourselves out of existence.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
28 June 2025
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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