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
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.
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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
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Congress have decisions to make to regularize the industry and allow small business to be profitable.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
The United States refused to join new cooperative arrangements on nuclear testing, arms control, prosecuting war crimes, and regularizing trade in the Asia-Pacific, fearing that such commitments would limit its freedom of maneuver.
—Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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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
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Congress have decisions to make to regularize the industry and allow small business to be profitable.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
The United States refused to join new cooperative arrangements on nuclear testing, arms control, prosecuting war crimes, and regularizing trade in the Asia-Pacific, fearing that such commitments would limit its freedom of maneuver.
—Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regularize
standardize
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In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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While many students across Michigan face rules from districts or teachers limiting their phone use, the state has no law in place standardizing cellphone restrictions across school districts.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Regularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regularize. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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