as in to organize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
the plan is to standardize the test for reading comprehension so that we can see how students across the state compare
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Recent Examples of standardize
Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966 to standardize daylight saving time across states, addressing confusion in interstate transportation.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Those regulations aim to standardize the information that insurers need to publish in directories, including types of contact information, whether a provider is accepting new patients, and the date in which the directory was last updated.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Progress, the researchers said, will depend on collaboration among scientists, regulators and the food industry to standardize testing, expand production and build consumer trust.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
To provide clarity, Meta decided to more closely standardize its teen-content policies with movie ratings that parents could better understand, the executives said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Those regulations aim to standardize the information that insurers need to publish in directories, including types of contact information, whether a provider is accepting new patients, and the date in which the directory was last updated.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Progress, the researchers said, will depend on collaboration among scientists, regulators and the food industry to standardize testing, expand production and build consumer trust.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
To provide clarity, Meta decided to more closely standardize its teen-content policies with movie ratings that parents could better understand, the executives said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardize
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Bessent, who specialized in foreign exchange in a decades-long hedge fund career, organized a $20 billion foreign-exchange swap with Argentina’s central bank earlier this month — an unusual structure that bypassed the US Federal Reserve, which is typically the lead party in such arrangements.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Alani organized a letter signed by more than 300 former IDS staffers asking for the IU Student Publications Alumni Board to be included in conversations about the IDS's future.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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What was once a taboo activity, confined to the fringes of society, has been completely normalized.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a world where superheroes are very public and normalized, Robert operates as the Iron Man-like Mecha Man, having picked up the mantle from his father and grandfather before him (all also named Robert Robertson).—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, few fans comprehend that the latest action formalizes what has already occurred naturally.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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More personnel decisions, such as the expulsion and replacement of Central Committee members, are expected to be formalized at the meeting.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hill said his tribe’s gaming operations are highly regulated, unlike bars, and are subject to annual audits and reporting to the state.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The biannual time shift tends to affect peoples’ circadian rhythms — the body’s 24-hour clock — which regulate several physiological processes.—
Hannah Poukish
October 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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In her conversations with small-business owners, Higgins learned that some have been forced to reduce staff or lay off employees because several of their workers were TPS beneficiaries or were in the process of regularizing their paperwork.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The trauma and alienation experienced by those who endured military occupation at our nation’s founding suggests the peril of regularizing military rule in American cities today.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ideal tutors will also integrate her extracurricular interests—such as golfing, boxing, and cosmetology—into her academic agenda.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Grounded in a model that links psychological well-being to ecological well-being, CPA-NA helps clinicians integrate climate awareness into their practice and communities.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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She was elegantly dressed in a cream coat dress adorned with delicate embroidery, paired with matching heels and a coordinating clutch bag.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gerber kept the pastel color theme going with her outfit, slipping into a coordinating pink pleated skirt.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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