codified

past tense of codify

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Recent Examples of codified When values are codified into the performance management system, the organization’s identity is protected even as the company grows. Julie Hoagland, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The center was codified and signed into law by Congress in the 2023 annual defense policy bill, which also required the Pentagon to publicly release an annual report about the center's work, like the one published last month. James Laporta, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 That law was passed by the council and Raman voted in favor of the law that codified the mayor’s directive. Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 The rule remained unaltered for more than two decades partly because it is codified in federal law. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 Know which drink to order at what time Drinking is also quite codified; with meals wine is the most common, but vermouth is often enjoyed as an aperitif before dining. Marti Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026 China has now codified that drive in a sweeping new ethnic unity law, which came into force July 1. CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 The law for the first time codified an offense of foreign interference in things like elections and freedom of speech, the government said. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Lawmakers codified the program into state law last year through SB 640, securing the Transfer Success Pathway for the next decade. Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codified
Verb
  • The medium-lift rocket’s payload was classified, but it was believed to be a military communications satellite.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The report classified another 46 percent of finishing processes as having a medium chemical impact.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • To reveal who’s the most rested of them all, the World Economic Forum organized data from Sleep Cycle, an app used around the world that tracks how much shut-eye people are achieving.
    Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa.
    Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The survey revealed that when parents evaluate family-friendly retail and experiences, fun and enjoyment (68 percent) and spending time together (66 percent) ranked higher than price and affordability (60 percent).
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Arango, a 25-year-old qualifier from Colombia ranked 95th, needed 1 hour, 5 minutes to defeat Williams on the grandstand court at Lindner Tennis Center.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The apartments at 64 Pratt are arranged around an atrium that soars three stories, from floor three to six.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Bike rentals and a range of experiences can be arranged, including wine tasting and artisan workshops.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than being relegated to the scrap yard, the structure was placed into storage and is scheduled to go on public display when the London Museum reopens in November.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Death had become bureaucratized—removed from the home and relegated to the hospital—and secularized, stripped of ritual and fixed meaning.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered an urgent review of gun regulations, including a suspension of new permits to purchase firearms and a review of existing permits, according to a statement from the Government House.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In a news release Calvo said the closures were not ordered by any outside agency.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some tell a coherent story when grouped; others are simply strange on their own terms.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Those metrics were then grouped into three categories — Cost & Financing, Education Outcomes and Career Outcomes — to determine each state's overall score.
    Ahmed Jawadi, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Blake distinguished between describing a person’s behavior and its impact on you, and assigning that person a sweeping label.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This was distinguished from a bedsheet by being of a thinner material, often embroidered.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Codified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codified. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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