codifying

present participle of codify

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Recent Examples of codifying David Weglarz, owner of StilL 630 Distillery, was the president of the Missouri Craft Distillers Guild when Bill 266 was approved by the government, officially codifying Missouri Bourbon. Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 21 July 2026 Congress is considering codifying a similar provision into law. Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 22 June 2026 Following the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at the hands of federal agents in Minnesota earlier this year, Democrats sought to block additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol—at least not without codifying reforms to immigration enforcement. Chad De Guzman, Time, 10 June 2026 So this was codifying the idea that the federal government would never pay any claims of Confederate debt in the future. David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 Abarca said that besides just codifying some of these issues, the ordinance shows the Legislature is listening to inmates and their families, particularly those who are in pre-trial detention who have not been convicted of a crime. Ben Wheeler june 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 The bill looks to protect the NCAA from antitrust litigation, while also codifying rules around the transfer portal, NIL payments through third parties and also an option for all conferences to pool their media rights. Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 For 2 years after its initial rollout, Google updated the Panda algorithm on a month-by-month basis in an attempt to address the problematic issue of codifying a site’s quality. Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026 Palau has gone furthest in codifying it. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codifying
Verb
  • Rather than classifying didymo as an invasive species, Taylor refers to the algae as a native species that has an invasive-like growth form.
    Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
  • The goal now is to get the children into foster care and eventually adopted, said officials, who are classifying the eldest as a minor despite being 18 because of her limitations.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The organizing committee said earlier this week that 12 million people have registered.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Most enterprises have data spread across dozens of platforms, and each one has its own way of storing, organizing and granting access to that data.
    Michel Tricot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • In alphabetical order, here are the top offensive linemen ahead of the Georgia high school football season, with ranking information from 247 Composite.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • Shanahan has a 91-72 record in the regular season and playoffs for the 49ers, ranking third in franchise history in wins behind George Seifert (108) and Bill Walsh (102).
    Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • In an Instagram Story shared on her official page, the Duchess of Sussex could be seen slicing strawberries into heart shapes and arranging them on a red swirl bagel with a pink spread.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Hamilton devoted herself to making sense of the stories, arranging them in some kind of order and sequence, ironing out contradictions.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Good decision-making under pressure is often just the discipline of distinguishing what is genuinely urgent from what merely feels urgent.
    Alfonso Cahero, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The company’s distinguishing advantage is a thick sauce with a right-from-the-garden taste.
    Claire Hall, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Tarter offered the example of a restaurant using ordering patterns to predict how long a table will remain occupied.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Fast-food chains have spent the past several years racing to automate everything from drive-through ordering to burger flipping using AI.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Livingetc warns against relegating one partner’s belongings to a single corner or spare room while the rest of the home reflects the other person’s taste.
    Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • Perhaps its most red card-worthy offense was relegating Kuno Becker’s charismatic lead — the series’ only mainstay — to bit part, focusing instead on two new England internationals without an ounce of personality.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Marketing systems tend to flatten later life into a single segment, grouping everyone over 50 under one label and assuming broadly similar behaviors, needs and motivations.
    Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Create a lively centerpiece for a dining table, kitchen island, or entryway by grouping several pots together, suggests Montgomery.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

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“Codifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codifying. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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