codifies

present tense third-person singular of codify

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Recent Examples of codifies Until further congressional action, the Act codifies that taxpayers who itemize could deduct interest paid on their mortgage(s) of $750,000 or less ($375,000 if MFS). Heather L. Locus, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball also classifies the race as leaning toward Republicans.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Forbes classifies Ellison–who bought nearly all of the Hawaiian island Lanai for $300 million in 2012–as a California resident based on his voter registration.
    Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This ability for the minority to filibuster to block legislation is one of the biggest things that distinguishes the Senate from the House of Representatives.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • This line distinguishes volcanic islands by their structure and the composition of their lava.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Financial compatibility is a necessity, but a partner who arranges things and therefore shows effort is vital.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
  • An employee arranges a salad dressing display at an Amazon Fresh grocery store on December 12, 2024 in Federal Way, Washington.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By stopping in 1957, the retelling falsely relegates educational inequality to the past.
    Time, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But that’s not true of the Echo Show, which smartly relegates the screen to secondary importance.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • His production, measured by EPA per start on pass plays and QB rushes, ranks second among 33 qualifying quarterbacks (minimum three starts) this season, per TruMedia.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Cupertino famously serves as a hub for the tech juggernaut Apple and ranks among the wealthiest cities in the county, with a median household income of $231,139 according to the 2023 data from the US Census.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Codifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codifies. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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