as in standardized
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 normalized
Steiner says his stages are fully booked, and rates have normalized, even as new facilities such as Wildflower add inventory to the market and New Jersey ramps up efforts to attract productions across the Hudson.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
The film, which is inspired by true events, explores violence among children as a reflection of a society where cruelty is increasingly witnessed and normalized.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 June 2026
Gel Alpha has a remarkable ability to spot toxic behavior that should not be normalized.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 June 2026
Over time, these habits become normalized, and the team mistakes low conflict for health.
—Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
However, as the pandemic wound down and e-commerce growth normalized, the company found itself with excess capacity and a network built for a level of delivery demand that no longer existed.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Many students turn to alcohol and other substances to manage stress, reduce anxiety and navigate social belonging in environments where substance use is often normalized – or even expected.
—Beverly Kingston, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
For many families like mine, these conditions weren’t unexpected; they were normalized.
—Jasmin Sanchez, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
This approach to archival material thus wrestles with a disturbing present in which family dispossession is both normalized and pathologized in the media every single day.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
The film, which is inspired by true events, explores violence among children as a reflection of a society where cruelty is increasingly witnessed and normalized.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 June 2026
Gel Alpha has a remarkable ability to spot toxic behavior that should not be normalized.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 June 2026
Over time, these habits become normalized, and the team mistakes low conflict for health.
—Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
However, as the pandemic wound down and e-commerce growth normalized, the company found itself with excess capacity and a network built for a level of delivery demand that no longer existed.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Many students turn to alcohol and other substances to manage stress, reduce anxiety and navigate social belonging in environments where substance use is often normalized – or even expected.
—Beverly Kingston, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
For many families like mine, these conditions weren’t unexpected; they were normalized.
—Jasmin Sanchez, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
This approach to archival material thus wrestles with a disturbing present in which family dispossession is both normalized and pathologized in the media every single day.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalized
standardized
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Since the trunks were home to a royal’s most beloved items, they were standardized, numbers, and inventoried, too, to ensure nothing was left behind or lost.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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Bottles could be standardized by category, which would facilitate recycling of unbroken glass containers.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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“Normalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalized. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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