randomize
verb
ran·dom·ize
ˈran-də-ˌmīz 
randomized; randomizing
: to select, assign, or arrange in a random way
randomizer
noun
Examples of randomize in a Sentence
The numbers have been randomized.
A randomized study of patients treated with the drug showed it to be effective.
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Jay Peters, The Verge, 27 May 2026
Our editor randomized the order, and Max Bultman joined so that prospect writers Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler couldn’t anticipate where the other was going to go based on their knowledge of each other’s lists.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Further randomized clinical trials are needed to evaluate these preliminary findings and to determine the specific ways in which GLP-1s control cancer progression.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
In the study, 648 adults with Parkinson’s were randomized to receive either a placebo or a pill targeting a protein called LRRK2.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 May 2026
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“Randomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/randomize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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randomize
verb
ran·dom·ize
ˈran-də-ˌmīz
randomized; randomizing
: to make random
shuffling randomizes playing cards
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