CODIFIED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

codified

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past tense of codify

as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures

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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 That distinction is still a totally voluntary one to make as it has not yet been legally codified, despite the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association’s guidelines, but major companies like Nikka and Suntory abide by them. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 May 2026 In April, Pittsburgh codified a policy prohibiting city collaboration with ICE. —

Finch Walker, USA Today, 13 May 2026 Mitchell’s legislative strategy was built on the recognition — eventually codified in the 1982 VRA amendments — that intent was nearly impossible to prove. —

Alvin C. Hathaway Sr, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026 Dozens of states have codified the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism in some form since it was adopted in 2016. —

Jack Harvel april 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026 If the Board of Governors codified this current proposal, Dallas’ stroke of good fortune in getting Flagg would likely be repeated. —

David Aldridge, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Central to this surge is the Bizon-L, a logistics robot that was recently codified under NATO standards. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026 And while there were no significant improvements for compensation for artificial intelligence, the new guild codified the prior wins made in 2023. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026 That’s why experts say changes codified by Congress pose a more existential risk to the Endangered Species Act’s long-term survival. —

ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026

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Rail freight, a faster and cheaper alternative, was blocked after Zheng’s smart helmets were classified as sensitive dual-use goods, given the active conflict zones along the route.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Uber’s last big ballot fight, on which together with Lyft the company spent $200 million, was a successful campaign to pass a measure that kept gig workers classified as independent contractors, not full-time employees.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026