as in to organize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
the plan is to standardize the test for reading comprehension so that we can see how students across the state compare
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Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966 to standardize daylight saving time across states, addressing confusion in interstate transportation.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025
After the war, the implementation of daylight saving time varied from state to state until the Uniform Time Act was passed in 1966, standardizing the dates of daylight saving time but allowing local exemptions if states or localities didn’t want to participate.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
Closer cooperation between Nigeria and South Africa to standardize regulatory requirements and develop complementary industrial strategies could encourage more intracontinental trade.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025
After the war, the implementation of daylight saving time varied from state to state until the Uniform Time Act was passed in 1966, standardizing the dates of daylight saving time but allowing local exemptions if states or localities didn’t want to participate.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
Closer cooperation between Nigeria and South Africa to standardize regulatory requirements and develop complementary industrial strategies could encourage more intracontinental trade.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardize
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According to Blair, the two members on shift would often organize alternative sleeping rotas that left just one individual with a straightforward password and all the power.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The exhibit is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Trump, always appreciative of a compliment, responded by inviting Infantino to a White House signing event for the Abraham Accords, which sought to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab countries.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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However, there are numerous animal studies on mice and rats that show positive effects of intermittent fasting to improve insulin sensitivity and normalize blood glucose levels.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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Since then, Congress began considering a bill to formalize the end of the penny and require transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel.—
Mike Snider,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Momentum came when Alabama’s manager, Dale Morris, took Chesney under his wing, the two trusting each other enough to not formalize it with a contract.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Protects Heart Health Potassium is a mineral found in carrots that helps regulate blood pressure.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
10 Nov. 2025
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Before 1980, most cars had carburetors, a car part that regulates the air-fuel mixture in an engine.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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In her conversations with small-business owners, Higgins learned that some have been forced to reduce staff or lay off employees because several of their workers were TPS beneficiaries or were in the process of regularizing their paperwork.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The trauma and alienation experienced by those who endured military occupation at our nation’s founding suggests the peril of regularizing military rule in American cities today.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Properly integrating Isak in the team after the international break is going to be crucial to delivering an upturn in fortunes.—
The Athletic's Liverpool staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Staying close to digital innovation and working to integrate AI across the enterprise is also top of mind.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Kelce, 36, coordinated with his fiancée in a black henley long-sleeve shirt, with a pair of dark green trousers.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Waltz recently met with representatives from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, who are expected to coordinate humanitarian and reconstruction efforts around the proposal.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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