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
Sharing their experiences helps to normalize hair loss and other treatments, which in turn reduces the stigma surrounding it.
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Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Host Carmela Wallace founded Live Free 999 in honor of her son to normalize conversations about mental health and substance dependency while providing young people with vital resources.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Vietnam and the United States normalized relations in 1995 and in 2023, former U.S. President Joe Biden deepened the ties during a visit to Hanoi.
—Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Related article The economic damage from Trump’s tariffs is piling up
Next week, that number is projected to normalize, falling just 8% year-over-year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Host Carmela Wallace founded Live Free 999 in honor of her son to normalize conversations about mental health and substance dependency while providing young people with vital resources.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Vietnam and the United States normalized relations in 1995 and in 2023, former U.S. President Joe Biden deepened the ties during a visit to Hanoi.
—Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Related article The economic damage from Trump’s tariffs is piling up
Next week, that number is projected to normalize, falling just 8% year-over-year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalize
standardize
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Mitigate this by standardizing APIs, using middleware and ensuring cloud services are compatible with legacy systems.—
Bhupendra Singh,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Members of a German solar industry association spent years advocating for the technology and worked with VDE to carve a path toward standardizing balcony solar systems.—
Akielly Hu,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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