as in organizing
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 standardizing
In the nineteenth century, doctors started to consolidate their authority by standardizing, and encouraging, medical education.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Denim Deal, the European initiative committed to standardizing circular practices in denim production, launched new projects to advance circularity in France and India.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
After the war, the implementation of daylight saving time varied from state to state until the Uniform Time Act was passed in 1966, standardizing the dates of daylight saving time but allowing local exemptions if states or localities didn’t want to participate.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
FilmLA, in coordination with City Council, should also be tasked with standardizing conditions across districts and making clear commitments so that new special conditions are rarely needed.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Scannapieco also highlights the challenges in standardizing tongue examination in a clinical or research setting.
—Eve Lu, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
Organizations that understand that AI will become the ultimate keeper of organizational knowledge, a resource for learning and standardizing on best practices, will be the winners.
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Proactively preparing teams for integration, engaging users early, mapping tools to real business processes, and standardizing configurations can lead to smoother workflows and higher adoption.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Denim Deal, the European initiative committed to standardizing circular practices in denim production, launched new projects to advance circularity in France and India.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
After the war, the implementation of daylight saving time varied from state to state until the Uniform Time Act was passed in 1966, standardizing the dates of daylight saving time but allowing local exemptions if states or localities didn’t want to participate.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
FilmLA, in coordination with City Council, should also be tasked with standardizing conditions across districts and making clear commitments so that new special conditions are rarely needed.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Scannapieco also highlights the challenges in standardizing tongue examination in a clinical or research setting.
—Eve Lu, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
Organizations that understand that AI will become the ultimate keeper of organizational knowledge, a resource for learning and standardizing on best practices, will be the winners.
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Proactively preparing teams for integration, engaging users early, mapping tools to real business processes, and standardizing configurations can lead to smoother workflows and higher adoption.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardizing
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By organizing around these strengths, firms created a world of selling that still looks surprisingly similar to how many digital platforms operate today.—
Paula de la Cruz,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Don’t worry too much about organizing everything perfectly here.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
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Leaders must foster real dialogue by rewarding insight, separating updates from decisions, normalizing uncertainty, and embracing discomfort to make meetings productive again.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Second, to stop normalizing confusion.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Poggy, who is a fashion curator and founder of Dear Boro, helped shape the collection itself, formalizing his role as style curator for Jimmy Choo.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Roughly half of the 180 companies were in the experimentation and prototyping phase, Rishi found, while 25% were hard at work formalizing their prototypes.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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The website says that some states have laws that prohibit driving with snow on your car, or have laws regulating it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The result is a denim that retains the sustainability benefits and high moisture regulating properties of Tencel but with a more authentic cotton-like appearance.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In her conversations with small-business owners, Higgins learned that some have been forced to reduce staff or lay off employees because several of their workers were TPS beneficiaries or were in the process of regularizing their paperwork.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The trauma and alienation experienced by those who endured military occupation at our nation’s founding suggests the peril of regularizing military rule in American cities today.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Challenges such as integrating data, automating workflows, and updating legacy systems persist.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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According to a new analysis commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, integrating nuclear power into national portfolios can reduce total system costs from 2% to 30%, depending on country-specific conditions.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The first part of Bong’s answer applies well to Pluribus, which isn’t specifically a show about AI, but which does ask viewers to think about the value of humanity in the face of a more uniform, homogenizing threat.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Apple recently launched an iPhone operating-system interface redesign called Liquid Glass that turns its icons translucent, further homogenizing their appearance.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Once inside the arena, footage captured a less impressive group of demonstrators coordinating the wave with signs and sitting in stadium seats, seemingly warming up from the bitter conditions outside.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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France’s nuclear safety authority is coordinating a multi-phase joint early review involving regulators from several European countries.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Standardizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardizing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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