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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 standardized
Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Identify your highest-volume, most standardized customer interactions.
—Leonard Martin Schmedding, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Under the old guidelines, breast cancer screening was standardized, with routine mammograms starting at age 50 for most women.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction assigns letter grades to each school based on student performance on standardized tests (about 80% of the grade calculation) and whether schools meet their targets for student improvement from one year to another (about 20% of the calculation).
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Identify your highest-volume, most standardized customer interactions.
—Leonard Martin Schmedding, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The same thing will happen now if time is standardized uniformly.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Under the old guidelines, breast cancer screening was standardized, with routine mammograms starting at age 50 for most women.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardized
Verb
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The events, which are locally organized and tailored to local concerns, are led by labor organizations, including the AFL-CIO, national advocacy groups such as May Day Strong, Public Citizen and Indivisible and dozens on local advocacy groups.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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In advance of the press conference, some 100 survivors are expected at a rally organized by several victim advocate groups near the Capitol.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Universities and academies formalized disciplines, research careers and standards of evidence.—
Christopher P. Scheitle,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Copeland and Summers go on to say that this verbal agreement was formalized and written down in 1981.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These witnesses pointed to China’s recent progress, including a crew vehicle abort-system test in June, a Long March 10 rocket static fire in August, and a moon lander demonstration, as evidence of a systematic push toward the lunar surface.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The genocide allegation also rests on claims that Israel intentionally targeted civilians, but the study acknowledges civilian deaths while finding no evidence of a systematic policy of massacre.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Though the two nations have since normalized relations, tensions often flare, especially regarding unresolved historical disputes.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hearing evaluations should be as normalized as eye exams, shingles shots, and signing up for Medicare.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Police believe the items may have contained THC and are examining whether Niinami knew the substance is strictly regulated in Japan.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Any significant change in the way outdoor cultivation is regulated could only be achieved through a change in state law or the administrative rulemaking process.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The new neurons integrated smoothly with existing nerve circuits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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At the end of last year, the company had 18,600 employees, but that was before a significant number of pink slips were given this year and Skydance Media was integrated.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Standardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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