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
The new approach will allow the company to standardize its interface across products, Apple executives said.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Before the 2019-20 season, the NBA standardized official height listings by requiring players to be measured without sneakers, which reduced the average league height listed on NBA.com by about three-quarters of an inch from the prior year.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Second, many providers fail to use stroke recognition tools like the NIH Stroke Scale or the FAST checklist, designed to standardize care.
—Sean C. Domnick, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The duration of a Hajj visa has also been standardized, expiring on the 10th of Muharram, which is July 6th, 2025.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 4 June 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Before the 2019-20 season, the NBA standardized official height listings by requiring players to be measured without sneakers, which reduced the average league height listed on NBA.com by about three-quarters of an inch from the prior year.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Second, many providers fail to use stroke recognition tools like the NIH Stroke Scale or the FAST checklist, designed to standardize care.
—Sean C. Domnick, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The duration of a Hajj visa has also been standardized, expiring on the 10th of Muharram, which is July 6th, 2025.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 4 June 2025
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The Journal reported a luxury wedding with 200 guests such as Bezos’ costs about $4 million, citing Jamie Simon, director of events at luxury planning firm Banana Split, which organized the multiday wedding between Sofia Richie Grainge and Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge in 2023.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In 2023, Malaysian Roblox players organized a pro-Palestinian protest in the midst of escalating violence in the Middle East.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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The competitive culture in tech often normalizes extreme work demands—seven-day workweeks, late nights and minimal downtime.—
Pavi Theva,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Such assertions, if backed by documentary evidence or credible corroboration, could reignite calls for international accountability and further isolate the Maduro government, which has spent years trying to normalize relations with global powers and ease economic sanctions.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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Policies Develop clear policies to formalize the processes and use or access of platforms.—
Sunayana Gutta,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Italy's decision to tighten its citizenship rules has upset some Italian Americans hoping to formalize their connection to the country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Last week, the Senate approved the stablecoin bill, establishing a framework to regulate these digital currencies that are linked to the U.S. dollar.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate.—
Max G. Levy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Those with passports can regularize their status, access public services, and find work.—
Alexander Betts,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2019
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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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The publicly available data dashboard, unveiled by officials on Tuesday, integrates information from police, the court system, jails and prisons with the goal of creating a fuller picture of how cases move through the system from start to finish.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Additionally, Strava, a digital activity tracking app, is integrated into routes around the resort.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
28 June 2025
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Moving a shot from concept to finished video frequently requires exporting assets, coordinating between applications, and managing version control manually.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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And here’s the rub: amid all the complaints about how Democrats should be more coordinated, no one is really speaking with confidence about how Democratic leaders should be treading at this moment.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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