1
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures
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as in organizing
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 codifying
These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Supporters say the language, codifying the existing voter requirement would protect the citizen voting requirement, as well as boost voter confidence and eliminate confusion, according to the Texas Legislative Council.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
When a Democratic Congress responded by trying to pass a bill codifying it into law, Reagan vetoed the bill and his deregulation-fixated (but also indecency-patrolling) FCC commissioner, Mark Fowler led the commission to abolish the Fairness Doctrine.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
China and Vietnam signed bilateral treaties codifying their borders in 1999 and 2000.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
The package of bills will include measures to ban fixing errors on ballots, known as ballot curing, and codifying rules governing the use of ballot drop boxes.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Getty Images Supporters of the Executive Order argue that codifying English strengthens social cohesion and national identity.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
So how much was Hollywood really capturing the teen experience versus codifying it?
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The documents codifying their surrender were signed a few weeks later.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Supporters say the language, codifying the existing voter requirement would protect the citizen voting requirement, as well as boost voter confidence and eliminate confusion, according to the Texas Legislative Council.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
When a Democratic Congress responded by trying to pass a bill codifying it into law, Reagan vetoed the bill and his deregulation-fixated (but also indecency-patrolling) FCC commissioner, Mark Fowler led the commission to abolish the Fairness Doctrine.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
China and Vietnam signed bilateral treaties codifying their borders in 1999 and 2000.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
The package of bills will include measures to ban fixing errors on ballots, known as ballot curing, and codifying rules governing the use of ballot drop boxes.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Getty Images Supporters of the Executive Order argue that codifying English strengthens social cohesion and national identity.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
So how much was Hollywood really capturing the teen experience versus codifying it?
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The documents codifying their surrender were signed a few weeks later.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codifying
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Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cal Fire updated Saratoga’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in June, classifying some southwestern portions of the city as moderate or high fire hazard zones.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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This powerful synergy enhances detection, tracking, classification, and identification while also enabling autonomous drone swarm operations, including self-organizing collaboration.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Both are noteworthy when compared to the poll's last several years of data, ranking as the highest disapproval number in either term so far, and the lowest approval rating of his second term.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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All of that has contributed to Dallas ranking dead last in the NBA in offense.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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E-commerce transactions are managed end-to-end without friction, from building a shopping cart and applying discounts to arranging delivery and processing returns.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Join Chloe Mullen, a junior at Cathedral Catholic High School and member of the National Honor Society, for a special flower arranging workshop.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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People would devote entire dissertations to developing techniques for distinguishing handwritten digits or for recognizing faces in images; then a deep-learning algorithm would digest the underlying data, discover the subtleties of the problem, and make those projects seem obsolete.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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As America’s capital of both wine production and pleasant weather, California has any number of towns that capture this experience, each with distinguishing characteristics that suit different types of travelers.—
Justin Goldman,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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Along with ordering the federal government to use emergency reserves to backfill SNAP benefits, McConnell ruled that all previous work requirement waivers must continue to be honored.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, a federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled SNAP must be funded with emergency funds and is ordering an update by Monday.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But bubbly, unstrategic, free-spirited Tallulah also has a tendency to suck up all the oxygen in a city, relegating Maia to the role of sidekick.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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With sciatica relegating LeBron James to the sidelines, Doncic was unstoppable as a scorer and put up 43 points.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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South Africa is already an important global actor, as a member of the G-20 and an early member of the BRICS grouping alongside Brazil, Russia, India, and China.—
Amaka Anku,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Codifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codifying. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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