1
as in to standardize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
we'll need to formalize our research results before we submit our study for review
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as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the plan has yet to be formalized by the city council
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Recent Examples of formalize
The agreement attempted to formalize this exchange through the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System.
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 19 May 2025
In following years, though, Salazar Tingey has worried about Cal’s performance stagnating and considered formalizing his accommodations through a 504 plan.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
That served as a reminder of the reason the main nuclear powers have long acted to limit these weapons’ spread, a consensus formalized in a 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed by more than 190 countries.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
This resolution formalizes which flags are considered the official flags of our city.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 19 May 2025
In following years, though, Salazar Tingey has worried about Cal’s performance stagnating and considered formalizing his accommodations through a 504 plan.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
That served as a reminder of the reason the main nuclear powers have long acted to limit these weapons’ spread, a consensus formalized in a 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed by more than 190 countries.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
This resolution formalizes which flags are considered the official flags of our city.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for formalize
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The new name is going to be standardized across the range of software platforms, such as macOS 26, iPadOS 26 and watchOS 26.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The new approach will allow the company to standardize its interface across products, Apple executives said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
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Meanwhile, in the Trafalgar Group's latest poll, conducted May 30 to June 1, 54 percent of voters approved, while 46 percent disapproved—a net approval rating of +8.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Since April, Chinese authorities have only approved about one-quarter of the hundreds of export license applications submitted, according to CLEPA.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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As of June 9, 2025, 49 countries (plus the European Union) had ratified, just 11 short of the 60 needed.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Although Congress passed a three-year extension to the deadline in 1978, not enough states ratified the amendment in time.—
Sarah Bedford,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Separately, a Downtown Fort Worth spokesperson confirmed this with the Star-Telegram and said there are no planned street closures around the event site.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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Okay, now that that’s out of the way— Dua Lipa finally confirms her engagement to Callum Turner to British Vogue, after several months of rumors.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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The $300,000 settlement, finalized last month, is the most allowed under a state law limiting personal injury awards against a government entity.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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Connecticut’s Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt and his office have been talking with USDA staff on a weekly basis to finalize the contract and formally set up the block grant agreement.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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“Formalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalize. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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