FORMALIZATION Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

formalization

noun

Definition of formalization

as in ratification

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Recent Examples of formalization However, farmers often cannot realize the potentially higher prices organic produce can fetch because of a lack of marketing opportunities and formalization. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 Useful formalization by design This is not AxiomProver’s first rodeo. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026 Another is a lack of managerial formalization compared with other countries. — Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 In a typical math paper, lemmas — simpler results that help build toward the proof of a larger theorem — might be about 20 lines long, but for the PFR formalization, Tao broke the proof down into five-line lemmas. — Quanta Magazine, 8 June 2026 Workers had demanded a formalization of bonuses in their contracts, the scrapping of bonus caps, and a payout of 15% of Samsung's operating profits as bonuses. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 May 2026 Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 This translation, known as formalization, can sometimes take months or even years. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for formalization

Noun

The agreement will be presented to union members for ratification on Friday.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
The right of women to the ballot was formally made a part of the constitution of the United States today when Secretary of State Colby proclaimed ratification of the nineteenth amendment.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ratification

Noun

The administration has broadened its Treasury sanctions on the Islamic regime while also increasing pressure on Iran’s business partners.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
In comments posted on X earlier this month, Zelenskyy called on the country’s partners to ramp up sanctions pressure on Moscow and provide Kyiv with further air defense support.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sanction

Noun

Yet, earlier this month, I, my fellow editors and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel were informed that support for the Arctic Report Card — our flagship annual report since 2006 — is canceled.

— Twila Moon, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Demographic experts are cautiously optimistic about the new scheme, which appears to offer more sustained and holistic support for families.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of support

Noun

Jumbo loans have stricter approval processes, lower debt-to-income (DTI) ratio requirements and higher down payment demands than most conventional loans.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
But in 2018 Trump signed the Right to Try Act, which allows terminally ill patients to access certain experimental drugs and immunotherapy treatments that have not received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of approval

Noun

Saturday’s matchup seems likely, as his fitness level was quite good after not training for a few weeks while awaiting finalization of his transfer and visa.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Kevin was given full custody of their four children, according to the divorce agreement obtained at the time of its finalization in 2025 by PEOPLE.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of finalization

Noun

To further complicate matters, the FISA court system, meant to serve as a check on executive power, served more as a rubber stamp.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
The Catholics in his government, from Supreme Court justices to Cabinet members to Vice President JD Vance, are acting as a rubber stamp for an imperious ruler, instead of imitations of Christ.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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