standardized
adjective
stan·dard·ized
ˈstan-dər-ˌdīzd 
: brought into conformity with a standard : done or produced in a standard, consistent way
standardized tests
High-volume, scientifically managed industry, producing standardized goods, generated vast economies of scale and levels of wealth unparalleled in history.—
Robert B. Reich
Robert B. ReichExamples of standardized in a Sentence
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Archaeologists said all of the medieval skeletons were arranged in a standardized way.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Firms with more centralized human resources departments and policies also exhibited less racial bias, which Kline says may indicate that a standardized hiring workflow involving multiple employees could help reduce discrimination.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Corporate contracts can have more standardized hours.
—Paulette Perhach, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Congress introduced standardized training and federal funding in 1903, helping transform the National Guard into a modern force.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
National and local data show that students of color fare worse on standardized tests, aren’t equally represented in advanced courses and are more harshly and frequently punished than white students.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Standardized Test Scores: The University of Texas at Austin will again require standardized tests for admissions, becoming the latest selective university to reinstate requirements for SAT or ACT scores that were abandoned during the pandemic.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Why Manual Recycling Doesn't Work At the moment, there is no standardized recycling solution for e-waste.
—Sviat Dulianinov, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Outside of cities, the standardized width, grades and slopes of the interstate highways seem designed to deny any connection to topography.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Firms with more centralized human resources departments and policies also exhibited less racial bias, which Kline says may indicate that a standardized hiring workflow involving multiple employees could help reduce discrimination.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Corporate contracts can have more standardized hours.
—Paulette Perhach, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Congress introduced standardized training and federal funding in 1903, helping transform the National Guard into a modern force.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
National and local data show that students of color fare worse on standardized tests, aren’t equally represented in advanced courses and are more harshly and frequently punished than white students.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Standardized Test Scores: The University of Texas at Austin will again require standardized tests for admissions, becoming the latest selective university to reinstate requirements for SAT or ACT scores that were abandoned during the pandemic.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Why Manual Recycling Doesn't Work At the moment, there is no standardized recycling solution for e-waste.
—Sviat Dulianinov, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Outside of cities, the standardized width, grades and slopes of the interstate highways seem designed to deny any connection to topography.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Standardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standardized. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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