as in to standardize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
the garment industry agreed to regularize women's clothing sizes so one company's size six wasn't another company's size ten
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Recent Examples of regularize
There are strategies for regularizing time, all of which are familiar.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
As such dealings become regularized in Washington, democratic states that support legal standards will become better options for commerce.
—Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025
That could put unauthorized immigrants who are seeking to regularize their immigration status at risk of deportation.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
This is always for three nights running, and the idea is to build up a enough sleep pressure to regularize yourself.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
As such dealings become regularized in Washington, democratic states that support legal standards will become better options for commerce.
—Phillips P. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025
That could put unauthorized immigrants who are seeking to regularize their immigration status at risk of deportation.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
This is always for three nights running, and the idea is to build up a enough sleep pressure to regularize yourself.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regularize
standardize
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By clarifying roles early, streamlining interviews, standardizing evaluations and improving communication, employers can make faster, more confident hiring decisions.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Streamlining and standardizing the environmental review process would help fully implement pro-housing reforms in the state.—
Eliza Terziev,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Regularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regularize. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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