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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The shuffling machines appeared to be randomizing the cards.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
As this was an observational study, the researchers noted that a prospective and randomized clinical trial is needed to confirm the findings.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
But drug companies and researchers could recruit pregnant people to participate in late-stage randomized trials of drugs that have already been tested for safety in smaller trials and animal studies.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
This randomized clinical trial was conducted online and included 5,636 participants.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
As this was an observational study, the researchers noted that a prospective and randomized clinical trial is needed to confirm the findings.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
But drug companies and researchers could recruit pregnant people to participate in late-stage randomized trials of drugs that have already been tested for safety in smaller trials and animal studies.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
This randomized clinical trial was conducted online and included 5,636 participants.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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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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