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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
Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Sessions may lean toward instruction, while standardized pathways guide treatment decisions.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Ng explains the canon of dishes on the menu is largely standardized across beverages, baked goods, and savory dishes.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
With a more competitive admissions landscape than ever, students need every possible advantage to stand out, such as tutors, online prep programs and multiple chances to take standardized tests.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Sessions may lean toward instruction, while standardized pathways guide treatment decisions.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
In 1937, the National Mah Jongg League standardized the American variant.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Ng explains the canon of dishes on the menu is largely standardized across beverages, baked goods, and savory dishes.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardized
Verb
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Yet, amid all this anthropological interest in male behavior, a world beloved by men that is organized around the legacy of kings and a single precious metal has been hiding in plain sight, like a white Wakanda.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This bowler bag has a wide interior that easily fits all of the essentials, and an interior zip pocket to help keep your things organized.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Reparations will support education, economic aid and mental health services, with programs specifically targeting women and girls who endured systematic persecution by extremists in Timbuktu.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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China’s systematic and unrelenting rise China’s R&D spending milestone caps a series of achievements that have arrived in rapid succession.—
Caroline Wagner,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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Although it hasn’t been formalized in its bylaws, IHSAA Commissioner Phil Neidig said its amateur rule has allowed athletes to use their name to promote activities like basketball camps or product promotion on social media.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The rule was formalized by the Football Association, the ruling body for English football, in the 1860s, and it has been modified multiple times since to encourage more attacking play.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Symptoms like urgency, frequent urination and leakage episodes are often normalized, but they shouldn’t be dismissed.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
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Once family planning normalized the idea that fertility should be responsibly managed in the public interest, new technologies — notably intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants — were easily folded into that project.—
Sonya Borrero,
STAT,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Starboard’s 2026 strategy leans into partnership, culture and experiential momentum, while Harding+ is building a more systematized retail model around emotion, data, and innovation.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Another bill that the legislature got wrong was S1418a which would have regulated Kratom use.—
Mark Dee
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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Online sportsbooks, like FanDuel or DraftKings, are regulated by states, most of which require users to be 21 years old to gamble.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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VoCoVo said the technology is integrated into its award-winning Series 5 Pro Headset and was developed in direct response to feedback from a global retail customer base.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, staffers succeeded in pushing Google to abandon a Pentagon program that would have integrated its AI into drone operations.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The purportedly unique and local feel of coffee shops has instead been homogenized into a singular, palatable, North American aesthetic.—
Conrad Kickert,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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Though denim fashion has homogenized over the past several seasons, Nauman Ahmad, Soorty’s head of product development and business development, sees a growing appetite for novelties.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Standardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardized. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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