FORMALIZATION Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

formalization

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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 Another is a lack of managerial formalization compared with other countries. — Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Traditionally, mathematicians have had to translate their theorems and proofs into this machine-readable format by hand, a laborious process known as formalization. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 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 record still needs formal ratification by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
All of this is on Blanche, and a vote to confirm him represents a ratification of what has happened on his watch.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ratification

Noun

Iran has been subject to Western sanctions for years and has become deft at partially circumventing them.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Trump’s earlier diplomacy with Kim Jong Un collapsed in 2019 due to disputes over how much sanctions relief North Korea should be given in return for dismantling its main nuclear complex, a limited denuclearization step.

— Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sanction

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Others are just as deliberate about avoiding the front lines, gravitating toward technical or support specialties where the likelihood of direct combat is lower, but translating those skills to a civilian job may be smoother.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Jiang’s era saw China’s economy charge ahead and open up to the world, culminating with the country joining the World Trade Organization – with US support – in 2001.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of support

Noun

For most of those who spoke with ABC News, joining the military is a series of career decisions rather than approval or disapproval about the administration in power.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
If both parties are PLA members, superiors must step in to mediate the relationship breakdown, and the couple can only get a civil divorce with the military’s approval, which can result in a longer process.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of approval

Noun

Blakeman launched his campaign with an early endorsement from the president and welcomed him to Long Island on Friday for a tour of a police facility in Nassau County.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
To win over these hyper-selective young consumers, the report’s authors said brands must shift away from top-of-funnel marketing like creator endorsements and focus on tangible value and real-world utility.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of endorsement

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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
With momentum accelerating through the OpenMOQ Consortium and the IETF, where the specification is nearing finalization, MOQ is moving toward production deployments far faster than many expected only a year ago.

— Chris Allen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of finalization

Noun

Investor concerns over the financial risks tied to the project have now prompted Nvidia to reconsider the scale of its backing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
That Chansiri squandered that vast backing can be listed among his abundant failings.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of backing

Noun

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
His apparent rubber stamp by the Disney board was used as ammunition by activist investor Nelson Peltz in a bruising proxy fight with the Mouse House.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rubber stamp

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