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
What truly matters is normalizing the idea that the country should actively support its cultural industries.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
But celebrities also played a role in normalizing mental health discussions and therapy.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
The idea of normalizing relations with Israel is wildly unpopular among Arabs — 8 in 10 consider Palestine a collective Arab cause — according to the annual survey by the Arab Center in Doha, which involved 40,000 face-to-face interviews across the region.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
While Europe and Asia are normalizing after a period of extraordinary growth, Brazil’s luxury market has been expanding a lot.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Emma Schubart, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, warned that specialized NHS outreach risks normalizing close-relative relationships.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The caste system that has emerged in America’s housing market will eventually be a thing of the past, as mortgage rates show the housing market slowly normalizing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Allowing fans to become familiar with options to live more sustainably -- especially on a stage as large as the Super Bowl -- is incredibly important for reducing individual carbon footprint and normalizing planet-friendly initiatives, Bleveans added.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
In Khamenei’s worldview, normalizing relations with the United States has always been kryptonite, an existential threat to a regime whose identity was premised on resisting America.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
But celebrities also played a role in normalizing mental health discussions and therapy.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Feb. 2026
The idea of normalizing relations with Israel is wildly unpopular among Arabs — 8 in 10 consider Palestine a collective Arab cause — according to the annual survey by the Arab Center in Doha, which involved 40,000 face-to-face interviews across the region.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
While Europe and Asia are normalizing after a period of extraordinary growth, Brazil’s luxury market has been expanding a lot.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Emma Schubart, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, warned that specialized NHS outreach risks normalizing close-relative relationships.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The caste system that has emerged in America’s housing market will eventually be a thing of the past, as mortgage rates show the housing market slowly normalizing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Allowing fans to become familiar with options to live more sustainably -- especially on a stage as large as the Super Bowl -- is incredibly important for reducing individual carbon footprint and normalizing planet-friendly initiatives, Bleveans added.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
In Khamenei’s worldview, normalizing relations with the United States has always been kryptonite, an existential threat to a regime whose identity was premised on resisting America.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalizing
standardizing
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Economo and his colleagues see it as a blueprint for digitizing, standardizing, and scaling anatomy itself.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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Just over 50% of breast cancer patients in Kenya present with an advanced stage of the disease at diagnosis, according to the health ministry, which is working on standardizing early detection.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Normalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalizing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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