STANDARDIZE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

standardize

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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 Gold bullion coins are government-issued, standardized in weight and purity and recognized by dealers worldwide. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Federal vehicle event-data rules offer a model by standardizing records and retrieval. — Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 Manufacturers can standardize their chassis designs while upgrading battery chemistry over time. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026 Police officials told the City Council last week that the department had tightened data-sharing practices and was standardizing its auditing procedures following concerns raised by a local advocacy group. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for standardize

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Centuries before officers appeared in uniform, posing as neutral criminologists, policing developed as a method of organizing society.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Contact centers had spent decades organizing high volumes of work into queues, tracking outcomes, and building a body of past interactions.

— David Pralong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of organize

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Flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates began after the two countries normalized relations in 2020, opening the UAE as a major destination for Israeli travelers.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors say Rivera and Nuhfer acted as undisclosed agents of the Venezuelan government in an effort to normalize relations between Washington and Caracas.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of normalize

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The city is pursuing a more ambitious vision for the site, formalized in 2021, that would see the property transformed not just with housing, but also entertainment and hotels.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Macy's has been using DoorDash for same-day delivery orders for several years, but this formalizes the partnership and lets Macy's add its goods to DoorDash's website.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of formalize

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Earlier this year, the administration rescinded the 2009 Endangerment Finding, claiming the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Four add-ons—acupuncture, intralipid infusion (fat injections intended to regulate the immune system) and platelet-rich-plasma (PRP), or blood injections, in the uterus and ovaries—had either mixed evidence or low quality data backing them up.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 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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Operators can integrate new sensing and engagement capabilities as their requirements evolve.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Wiener’s tapestries integrate objects and fragments of her everyday life, among them, cutting boards, old shopping lists, newspapers, cables, and even cucumbers.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of integrate

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Bidh admitted as much, begrudgingly saying the STC would coordinate with local authorities to defend their land if the Houthis marched south, though maintaining it wouldn’t directly coordinate with the PLC itself.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Drone swarms were used to provide targeting information to ground units, while tactical UAVs, armed helicopters and unmanned ground vehicles coordinated attacks against simulated targets.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

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