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as in standardized
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 approved
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 formalized
More personnel decisions, such as the expulsion and replacement of Central Committee members, are expected to be formalized at the meeting.
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CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Last year, thanks, in part, to funding from Best Friends, OTAT-West Texas formalized partnerships with six shelters spread across an area the size of South Carolina.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Trump has promised to help the soybean farmers, at one point claiming that money from tariffs would be used to assist them financially, but no such proposal had been formalized as of Tuesday.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Bill, which formalized the deed.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
This project exemplifies a public-private partnership, formalized under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), which enables federal laboratories to collaborate with private industry to accelerate technological innovation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
During an event held alongside the UN General Assembly in New York, Banco do Brasil and Natura, a multinational cosmetics company, formalized a $9 million financing agreement for impact projects in Brazil’s northern region, focused on Agroforestry Systems.
—Tarciana Medeiros, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The idea of a quantum wavefunction was only formalized into quantum mechanics in 1926, however, with the advent of the Schrödinger equation.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Among the assets in the Versant portfolio are USA and a pair of entertainment networks (Syfy and Oxygen) plus the news hubs CNBC and MSNBC, the latter of which is to be rebranded as MS NOW once the split is formalized on New Year’s Day.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Last year, thanks, in part, to funding from Best Friends, OTAT-West Texas formalized partnerships with six shelters spread across an area the size of South Carolina.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Trump has promised to help the soybean farmers, at one point claiming that money from tariffs would be used to assist them financially, but no such proposal had been formalized as of Tuesday.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Bill, which formalized the deed.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
This project exemplifies a public-private partnership, formalized under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), which enables federal laboratories to collaborate with private industry to accelerate technological innovation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
During an event held alongside the UN General Assembly in New York, Banco do Brasil and Natura, a multinational cosmetics company, formalized a $9 million financing agreement for impact projects in Brazil’s northern region, focused on Agroforestry Systems.
—Tarciana Medeiros, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The idea of a quantum wavefunction was only formalized into quantum mechanics in 1926, however, with the advent of the Schrödinger equation.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Among the assets in the Versant portfolio are USA and a pair of entertainment networks (Syfy and Oxygen) plus the news hubs CNBC and MSNBC, the latter of which is to be rebranded as MS NOW once the split is formalized on New Year’s Day.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formalized
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Since cybersecurity and compliance standards are uniform across all of Thomson Reuters, acquired startups are immediately standardized.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Because much of contract language is repetitive and standardized, LLMs are creating an SLLF that companies can use to reduce both in-house and external legal costs.—
Matthew Sole,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Plans to expand Marassi with another $1 billion investment were recently approved by the government, says Alabbar, adding that construction is expected to begin in the coming months.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officials expect the new model, which the City Council approved last week, to reduce cost overruns, improve quality, boost transparency and help the city tackle its massive infrastructure backlog more quickly.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Israel’s cabinet ratified the agreement last night, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu notably defying his hard-right coalition allies in supporting the deal.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Israeli government ratified the deal on Thursday, after which a ceasefire came into effect on Friday.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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In response to a Star inquiry, the State Department confirmed Arrington’s role in obtaining the replica and described the former director as helpful and knowledgeable.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The legendary, beloved actress has died at 79, it was confirmed on Saturday.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Plans aren’t finalized — a petition circulating among lawmakers still needs the signatures of two-thirds of members in the House and Senate — but momentum is firmly on the side of reconvening in Topeka next month.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kardashian and West married in 2014, but their divorced was finalized in 2022.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Formalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalized. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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