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
That could put unauthorized immigrants who are seeking to regularize their immigration status at risk of deportation.
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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
After eliminating several immigration programs and benefits established by the previous administration under Joe Biden, the government of Donald Trump has decided to end another key aid for those seeking to regularize their immigration status in the United States.
—Miami Herald, 19 July 2025
The 2018 deal was aimed at uniting the flock, regularizing the status of seven bishops who weren’t recognized by Rome and thawing decades of estrangement between China and the Vatican.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
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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
After eliminating several immigration programs and benefits established by the previous administration under Joe Biden, the government of Donald Trump has decided to end another key aid for those seeking to regularize their immigration status in the United States.
—Miami Herald, 19 July 2025
The 2018 deal was aimed at uniting the flock, regularizing the status of seven bishops who weren’t recognized by Rome and thawing decades of estrangement between China and the Vatican.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regularize
standardize
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FilmLA, in coordination with City Council, should also be tasked with standardizing conditions across districts and making clear commitments so that new special conditions are rarely needed.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Scannapieco also highlights the challenges in standardizing tongue examination in a clinical or research setting.—
Eve Lu,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Regularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regularize. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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