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standardized

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verb

past tense of standardize

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Recent Examples of standardized
Adjective
Every spring, California public school students in third through eighth grade, as well as 11th-graders, take comprehensive, end-of-year standardized tests in ELA and math as part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025 According to the Astronomical Applications Department, the standardized start and end dates have been changed throughout the years, but since 2007, daylight saving time has started the second Sunday in March and ended the first Sunday in November. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
In fact, this team found that even after the light from Type Ia supernovas was standardized, Type Ia supernovas from populations of younger stars were fainter than those belonging to older stellar populations. Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025 Former President Dwight Eisenhower standardized the practice. Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standardized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardized
Verb
  • It was organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.
    Ali Bauman, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Growing impunity Settler attacks on Shehadeh’s farm are part of a systematic pattern of settler impunity amid a sharp increase in attacks against Palestinians, particularly in the past two years.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Yet even among a number of Christians seeking to raise awareness and intensify efforts to put an end to systematic abuses committed by Boko Haram and other jihadi movements, the prospect of foreign intervention raises serious concerns.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • India and the United States have formalized a landmark 10-year defense framework aimed at significantly deepening military cooperation, marking a new era in bilateral strategic ties.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than punishing Li — as some initial speculation suggested — Beijing formalized his role last week as top trade negotiator.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In some markets, IOS delivers rents similar to bulk warehouses when normalized per acre.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The whole expression was to not allow it to be normalized.
    NBC news, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • There’s a kind of social contract under which utilities operate essentially as monopolies to provide a public service and in exchange are regulated.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The devices measure pollutants regulated by the EPA, including nitrogen oxides, ozone and particulate matter from sources like gas turbines, factories and heavy traffic.
    Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Beginning in December 2025, DraftKings entertainment products will be exclusively integrated across ESPN’s ecosystem with a full rollout expected in 2026.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The HLSLongsleeve base layer features integrated thumb holes and an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) rating of at least 40.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Standardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardized. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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