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 proposals focus on standardizing their prior authorization protocols and increasing transparency of and reporting on decision-making by plans. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 The fear, in fact, is that our continual need to standardize will modernize ourselves out of existence. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2025 Now, a coalition of private health insurance companies has voluntarily pledged to standardize and reform this process. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 24 June 2025 The commitments to standardize and streamline preapprovals, as well as provide real-time decisions, should benefit patients, said Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, a consumer advocacy group. Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for standardize
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  • The local hospitality workers’ union, Unite Here Local 49, had organized residents of the two apartment complexes that have opened in the Railyards over the past year — The A.J. and The Wong Center.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • Other producers organized these tastings as well; Napa Valley, if anyone doubted, was a source for world class wines.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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  • Powerful oil industry advocates and conservative figures have been pushing to normalize relations with Venezuela, including activist Laura Loomer, who has publicly championed lifting sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
  • Later that day, SZA circled back to emphasize her warning about the dangers of prolonged and normalized everyday use of AI.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
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  • In 2009, Powers’ Quinnipiac program joined forces with those at five other universities—Maryland, Oregon, Baylor, Azusa Pacific and Fairmont State—to formalize a new varsity sport blending elements of gymnastics and cheerleading.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
  • Even though hundreds of miners were arrested, many more were incentivized to form cooperatives as the authorities built digital registries to formalize local supply chains.
    Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
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  • These entities have proliferated ever since the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case, which effectively struck down longtime campaign finance regulations that sought to limit and regulate spending on political campaigns.
    M.L. Elrick, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
  • Help available for crashing out, including interventions such as therapy, as well as learning how to regulate emotions better and practicing self-care during times of significant stress.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 20 July 2025
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  • 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
  • Those with passports can regularize their status, access public services, and find work.
    Alexander Betts, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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  • Its launch comes just days after a major controversy regarding the Grok 3 chatbot, which is integrated with the social media site X. The AI had begun generating a series of antisemitic comments in response to questions from users, including those that appeared to praise Adolf Hitler.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 July 2025
  • Hinge and Grindr, two of the most popular dating apps, are taking steps to integrate AI into their platforms.
    Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 July 2025
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  • Baden Bower’s proprietary AI algorithms predict optimal publication and angle combinations for maximum SEO uplift, streamlining campaign planning for fashion clients who need to coordinate media coverage with product availability.
    Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
  • The Patriot system is a highly effective air-defense platform that includes a radar station to detect incoming threats, a command center to coordinate the response, and a missile launcher capable of firing interceptor missiles, each valued at approximately $3 million.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 July 2025

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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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