as in to standardize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
English spelling wasn't normalized until printed books became common
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Recent Examples of normalize
Sharing their experiences helps to normalize hair loss and other treatments, which in turn reduces the stigma surrounding it.
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Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Host Carmela Wallace founded Live Free 999 in honor of her son to normalize conversations about mental health and substance dependency while providing young people with vital resources.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Vietnam and the United States normalized relations in 1995 and in 2023, former U.S. President Joe Biden deepened the ties during a visit to Hanoi.
—Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Related article The economic damage from Trump’s tariffs is piling up
Next week, that number is projected to normalize, falling just 8% year-over-year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Host Carmela Wallace founded Live Free 999 in honor of her son to normalize conversations about mental health and substance dependency while providing young people with vital resources.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Vietnam and the United States normalized relations in 1995 and in 2023, former U.S. President Joe Biden deepened the ties during a visit to Hanoi.
—Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Related article The economic damage from Trump’s tariffs is piling up
Next week, that number is projected to normalize, falling just 8% year-over-year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalize
standardize
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Ukrainian leaders are eager to standardize their artillery on Western calibers in order to align Ukrainian artillery doctrine with Western doctrine and to ensure Ukraine can tap European supply chains for its ammunition needs.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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During the American Revolution—and before the United States standardized its familiar stars and stripes—the patriots carried hundreds of different flags.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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