1
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures
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2
as in organized
to put into a particular arrangement
the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago
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Recent Examples of codified
Lawmakers then codified the decision in Assembly Bill 5.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
That order conflicted with the state’s code, however, and in March, legislators rejected a bill that would have weakened that law and codified religious exemptions to vaccination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The current active spring league, the UFL, inked a technology and innovation partnership with the league back in 2022 but hasn’t codified any deeper relationship.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Big banks used to provide that data for free—and a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that was finalized last fall under Biden codified that banks could not charge for consumer data, Forbes’ Jeff Kauflin wrote.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the 1930s, the federal government codified these boundaries through redlining.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Blue slips are not codified in the Senate rules, but are rather a courtesy observed by the committee chairman.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Individual confession was codified into church law at the Fourth Lateran Council, a meeting of bishops in 1215.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
But in practice, politicians control how science is funded and how its findings are codified into policy.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
That order conflicted with the state’s code, however, and in March, legislators rejected a bill that would have weakened that law and codified religious exemptions to vaccination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The current active spring league, the UFL, inked a technology and innovation partnership with the league back in 2022 but hasn’t codified any deeper relationship.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Big banks used to provide that data for free—and a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that was finalized last fall under Biden codified that banks could not charge for consumer data, Forbes’ Jeff Kauflin wrote.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the 1930s, the federal government codified these boundaries through redlining.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Blue slips are not codified in the Senate rules, but are rather a courtesy observed by the committee chairman.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Individual confession was codified into church law at the Fourth Lateran Council, a meeting of bishops in 1215.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
But in practice, politicians control how science is funded and how its findings are codified into policy.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codified
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Geomagnetic storms are classified using a G-scale, which ranks their intensity from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite being the first voice in nearly every emergency, dispatchers are often classified as clerical staff instead of first responders.—
Jason Truppi,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Fyre Festival, held in 2017 and organized by Billy McFarland alongside rapper Ja Rule, was billed as a luxury music festival held in the Bahamas.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The fund-raising effort organized by the Wrexham Police football team for Lexi has brought some good news to the young girl’s mother, Rebecca Collins, and family.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, with 84% of people perceiving government corruption to be a major problem.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The two-time Olympic champion enters this year’s championships ranked fourth in the world.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The three-petal footprint arranged in a Y-shape isn’t just for aesthetic purposes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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An obsession with cleanliness was one of the things my proud mother relegated to middle-class anxiety.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The basket of other updates will be relegated to an omni quarterly update.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The president has ordered flags lowered to half-staff until Sunday night to honor Kirk.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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The flag has been ordered to half-staff following major tragedies, such as the September 11 Attacks and the 2012 Newtown school shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ever since its founding, Starbucks has distinguished itself by its capacity for innovation.—
Randy Bean,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the preceding years, views toward socialism — distinguished by collective ownership of the means of production — remained relatively unchanged.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Codified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codified. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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