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
The Black youth unemployment crisis in Illinois has become normalized.
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Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
In a culture where burnout is frequently normalized, perspectives like Ravinna’s contribute to an ongoing conversation about sustainability in leadership.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
School counselors became more normalized.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
Flexible scheduling and the ability to work remotely can be very helpful, especially when those benefits are actively promoted and normalized, Pistritto said.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Traditional travel writing—which has historically normalized the types of journeys that society rewards, rather than the ones considered taboo—is ill-equipped to make sense of these losses.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
What interested me was the silence that follows – the way young people internalize what happens to them, especially in environments where difficult experiences are quickly normalized or brushed aside.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
What feels embarrassing in one moment can become normalized in the next.
—Emily Tanner, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
In a culture where burnout is frequently normalized, perspectives like Ravinna’s contribute to an ongoing conversation about sustainability in leadership.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
School counselors became more normalized.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
Flexible scheduling and the ability to work remotely can be very helpful, especially when those benefits are actively promoted and normalized, Pistritto said.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Traditional travel writing—which has historically normalized the types of journeys that society rewards, rather than the ones considered taboo—is ill-equipped to make sense of these losses.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
What interested me was the silence that follows – the way young people internalize what happens to them, especially in environments where difficult experiences are quickly normalized or brushed aside.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
What feels embarrassing in one moment can become normalized in the next.
—Emily Tanner, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalized
standardized
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On the other, these fines clearly discriminate against less affluent Chicagoans because fines are standardized.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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By the 16th century, Tarocchi had spread beyond Italy into France and Switzerland, where the game evolved and standardized.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Normalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalized. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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