as in standardizes
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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The Beyer Speed Figure, which was invented by Washington Post columnist Andrew Beyer five decades ago, standardizes results across tracks and distances, usually resulting in scores from 100 to 110 for the very fastest horses.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026 -
The platform standardizes descriptions across teams while adapting duties and responsibilities to an organization’s specific job titles and requirements.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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Privacy experts caution that the technology normalizes surveillance and poses security risks, though Disney says facial recognition is optional and data are deleted after 30 days.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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But it could all be tested when growth normalizes and the cost of all that financing comes due.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Regularizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regularizes. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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