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
History has shown, time and again, that leaders who accumulate unchecked power, surround themselves with loyalists, and normalize perpetual war often turn those powers inward.
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John Whitehead, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
By then, the language may already feel normalized to kids.
—Sharlette A. Kellum, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
What Thomas does is socializing and normalizing.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Stability without democracy is a replicable model that could normalize the management of useful authoritarian governments worldwide.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
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John Whitehead, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
By then, the language may already feel normalized to kids.
—Sharlette A. Kellum, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
What Thomas does is socializing and normalizing.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Stability without democracy is a replicable model that could normalize the management of useful authoritarian governments worldwide.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalize
standardize
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Child development research has long been a major factor in the development children’s programming, with practices being standardized across institutions like PBS, Disney and Nickelodeon.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the previous silos, the new Sentinel silo is standardized, modular, faster to construct, and easy to upgrade.—
David Szondy
April 05,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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