as in standardizing
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 normalizing
The joy is real — but so is the danger of normalizing this executive overreach.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
In addition, casual athletic trends for women are normalizing.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
With that mission in mind, Sanchez is also focused on normalizing doll collecting and building a wider community around it.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The data suggests the market is still normalizing as some homeowners contend with higher housing costs and shifting economic pressures.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Increases may persist for more than four hours or more, gradually normalizing as caffeine concentrations fall below bioactive levels.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025
This understates the conflict’s stakes and in particular the risk of rewarding and thereby normalizing Russia’s zeal to control Ukraine.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
The unleashing of a spot by the former into the space of the latter could prove a litmus test for consumers’ appetite for AI video while also, perhaps, serving as a tool further normalizing its consumption.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Watters said letting visitors toss vegetables through the fence could send the wrong message, normalizing the idea of being close enough to feed a bear.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
In addition, casual athletic trends for women are normalizing.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
With that mission in mind, Sanchez is also focused on normalizing doll collecting and building a wider community around it.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The data suggests the market is still normalizing as some homeowners contend with higher housing costs and shifting economic pressures.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Increases may persist for more than four hours or more, gradually normalizing as caffeine concentrations fall below bioactive levels.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 8 Dec. 2025
This understates the conflict’s stakes and in particular the risk of rewarding and thereby normalizing Russia’s zeal to control Ukraine.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
The unleashing of a spot by the former into the space of the latter could prove a litmus test for consumers’ appetite for AI video while also, perhaps, serving as a tool further normalizing its consumption.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Watters said letting visitors toss vegetables through the fence could send the wrong message, normalizing the idea of being close enough to feed a bear.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalizing
standardizing
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In the nineteenth century, doctors started to consolidate their authority by standardizing, and encouraging, medical education.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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Denim Deal, the European initiative committed to standardizing circular practices in denim production, launched new projects to advance circularity in France and India.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Normalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalizing. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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