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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Recent Examples of standardize
The pressure came both internally from league officials and externally from TV audiences and fans on social media, to standardize the zone and increase their accuracy.
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
The one exception was Flash, but a new HTML 5 standard promised to standardize advanced web features like animation and video playback.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Scenario planning is critical to identify which systems to standardize and localize.
—Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
The one exception was Flash, but a new HTML 5 standard promised to standardize advanced web features like animation and video playback.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Scenario planning is critical to identify which systems to standardize and localize.
—Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardize
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In 2024, his mother, Idit Ohel, organized a concert for him on the Gaza border.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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The protests are organized by progressive organization Indivisible, with cities having their own branch.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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With capital markets normalizing, investors can no longer rely on cheap debt to mask underperformance.—
Amachie Ackah,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The keto diet restored these deficits, particularly in female APOE4 mice, normalizing most metabolites to APOE3 levels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Oct. 2025
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Alongside the Yash Raj Films announcement, a new Memorandum of Understanding between the British Film Institute and India’s National Film Development Corporation was agreed, formalizing a collaboration that has been active since 2021.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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The idea of a quantum wavefunction was only formalized into quantum mechanics in 1926, however, with the advent of the Schrödinger equation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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The ocean regulates our climate, supports global trade, and feeds communities.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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American laws aren’t equipped to deal with the fast-moving ambitions of CEO Elon Musk, and Washington doesn’t seem in a hurry to regulate his company.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
13 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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There are strategies for regularizing time, all of which are familiar.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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The results come at a time when thousands of schools are opting to integrate financial skills into their curriculum, while at the same time, reading levels among students have hit all time lows.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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In a letter addressed to Bryan Corbett, chief executive of the Managed Funds Association, Warren requested information and documents related to the group’s lobbying efforts around a support package for Argentina coordinated by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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For Christmas 2024, Kate Middleton and her daughter Princess Charlotte embraced tartan dressing with their ensembles, coordinating the Princess of Wales’ vibrant forest green McQueen coat and blue and green tartan scarf with the 10-year-old’s coat.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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