as in to standardize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
English spelling wasn't normalized until printed books became common
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Recent Examples of normalize
Management, however, expects margins to improve in the back half of 2025 and start to normalize next year.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 July 2025
This is a generation that has grown up with school shootings so frequent they’ve become normalized, with massive student debt, and in the shadow of a looming climate crisis.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Seen on celebrities like Beyoncé, Ciara, and Taraji P. Henson, the style has normalized skipping touch-ups which, depending on location and colorist, can cost from $60 to over $150 dollars.
—Essence, 22 July 2025
Powerful oil industry advocates and conservative figures have been pushing to normalize relations with Venezuela, including activist Laura Loomer, who has publicly championed lifting sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 July 2025
This is a generation that has grown up with school shootings so frequent they’ve become normalized, with massive student debt, and in the shadow of a looming climate crisis.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Seen on celebrities like Beyoncé, Ciara, and Taraji P. Henson, the style has normalized skipping touch-ups which, depending on location and colorist, can cost from $60 to over $150 dollars.
—Essence, 22 July 2025
Powerful oil industry advocates and conservative figures have been pushing to normalize relations with Venezuela, including activist Laura Loomer, who has publicly championed lifting sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalize
standardize
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The Innovation Center standardizes model features to reduce administrative burden.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Since the pick-up points are operated by workers not officially affiliated with the platforms, there’s no way to control the quality of the service, guarantee food is kept fresh, or standardize the process.—
Zeyi Yang,
Wired News,
21 July 2025
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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