codifying

present participle of codify

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of codifying That’s the practice the trend is codifying — and the shoppers who adopt it early will spend less fixing mismatches later. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026 If a judge is instead presented with whether the constitution allows — or bans — transgender rights or transgender participation in sports, powerful rulings could emerge either codifying or denying them. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Kenneth Stern, who drafted the IHRA definition of antisemitism, has opposed codifying the definition in hate speech laws. — Jack Harvel august 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Regulators in Europe and elsewhere have started codifying this concern through operational resilience requirements that effectively cap how much critical infrastructure can depend on any single provider or geographic region. — Jolie Kahn, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 This is not dissimilar from policies used by other law enforcement agencies, which also typically stop short of codifying disciplinary steps, Schneider says. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 If Sifnos is famous for codifying Cycladic cuisine, with iconic dishes like revithada and mastelo, Tinos is often celebrated for the sheer quality and diversity of its ingredients. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for codifying
Verb
  • Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share strategies for classifying large volumes of unstructured data while keeping the manual workload manageable.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Zema has proposed classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.
    — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The area of opportunity for the Democratic Party continues to be a tendency to concentrate resources and organizing around major elections.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Piper Sandler's survey offered signs that Vans may finally be stabilizing — ranking as the seventh-most-popular footwear brand among male teens after years of sinking in the rankings and climbing to ninth among upper-income male teens.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • What’s Trending in the NFL, ranking the most controversial coaching decisions from the past week.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Rossi interpreted the idea of the piazza quite literally, arranging the service’s pieces like structures around a public square.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In January 2026, the company launched Beyond Borders, an employee network where international staff can help one another navigate the hurdles of settling in, such as finding a doctor, navigating an insurance policy document, or arranging childcare.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For Jekyll-Hyde, the costumes are crucial and add to the characterization, distinguishing the two men inhabiting the same body.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For voters scrolling through Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms, distinguishing between independent commentary and paid political advertising is becoming increasingly difficult.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There was no mention of a funeral in Adrien’s letter, and for a moment, Adelaide indulged the thought of ordering a carriage for Moscow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Ask me before adding anything to my calendar, ordering something or contacting anyone.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Of course, other keyboard types were cheaper to produce, relegating Hall-effect keyboards to an afterthought for decades.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, relegating City to the second-tier Championship League would be a punishment that could hurt the rest of the league.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Williams kept the respective songs from each album close together, grouping them in three- and four-track clusters.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Codifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codifying. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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