STANDARDIZE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

standardize

verb

ˈstan-dər-ˌdīz

Definition of standardize

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 Maximizing value requires standardizing workflows and robust system integration. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Implement a digital visual-management platform across six facilities to standardize workflows and improve infection prevention, care coordination, workforce effectiveness, quality, and patient safety. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 The trigger was the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, which set out to standardize the nation’s child welfare system by giving states grants to more effectively investigate reports of child abuse. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026 Those results were then standardized on a 100-point scale, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of traveler happiness. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for standardize

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The answer is to not passively accept what is given but to organize to make our voices heard.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
But rather than invent a market, ride hailing companies only help to organize the existing pools of drivers — with the right incentives — and connect them to willing but price-sensitive passengers.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of organize

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Open communication strengthens deterrence, prevents adversary miscalculation, and normalizes space operations alongside the other services.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Impressively, the growth occurred during a period when revenue appeared flat due to normalizing post-pandemic energy pass-through adjustments.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of normalize

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The county formalized its program in 2004 and hired a dedicated code enforcement officer, but the position was eliminated during the Great Recession.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026
After 88 hours, the agents running on the internal model had a proof of a singularity in Navier-Stokes, and after an additional 17 hours, another AI model had formalized the result.

— Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of formalize

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Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
The episode marked the latest instance of Congress trying and failing to advance AI legislation amid a growing debate over whether, if at all, to regulate the technology that industry leaders warn may pose doomsday threats to humanity.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulate

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Know More The government has, in the wake of Ruto’s comments, offered undocumented East Africans a 90-day window to regularize their status, insisting the policy is about enforcing immigration and business rules rather than targeting foreigners.

— Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Andrea Flores, who worked in the Obama Administration and served as a border official under Biden, told me that Biden lacked interest in pushing legislation to regularize the status of longtime residents.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of regularize

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Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Musk plans to integrate Cybercabs, which lack manual controls that passengers could use to take over in an emergency, into the company’s existing cab service, which until now has used only conventional Tesla vehicles.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of integrate

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Activities that once moved sequentially across teams increasingly operate in continuous loops, with signals interpreted in real time, actions coordinated across channels, and outcomes fed directly back into the system.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026
Hybrid trials require an execution model that coordinates workflows across settings and applies protocol logic consistently.

— Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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