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
State officials insisted the removal boosted public safety by standardizing traffic markings statewide, but drew criticism for targeting designs and colors supporting the LGBTQ community.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
By clarifying roles early, streamlining interviews, standardizing evaluations and improving communication, employers can make faster, more confident hiring decisions.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Streamlining and standardizing the environmental review process would help fully implement pro-housing reforms in the state.
—Eliza Terziev, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Trzyna uploads the art, standardizing the look but keeping each one unique.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Dell has spent the past two years modernizing and standardizing its systems to prepare for broader AI adoption.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Is there interest in standardizing EV sounds, where one sound could be a one size fits all type of solution?
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2026
Just over 50% of breast cancer patients in Kenya present with an advanced stage of the disease at diagnosis, according to the health ministry, which is working on standardizing early detection.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Paradoxically, mandates can boost trust in medicine by standardizing expectations.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
By clarifying roles early, streamlining interviews, standardizing evaluations and improving communication, employers can make faster, more confident hiring decisions.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Streamlining and standardizing the environmental review process would help fully implement pro-housing reforms in the state.
—Eliza Terziev, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Trzyna uploads the art, standardizing the look but keeping each one unique.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Dell has spent the past two years modernizing and standardizing its systems to prepare for broader AI adoption.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Is there interest in standardizing EV sounds, where one sound could be a one size fits all type of solution?
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2026
Just over 50% of breast cancer patients in Kenya present with an advanced stage of the disease at diagnosis, according to the health ministry, which is working on standardizing early detection.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Paradoxically, mandates can boost trust in medicine by standardizing expectations.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardizing
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Through time-lapse analysis, researchers identified copper as the essential architect of the self-organizing process.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Activists Maria Grazia Demontis [left] and Alberto Sala, photographed inside the archaeological monument Giants’ Tomb of Pascarédda, have worked to stop the construction of wind farms by organizing protests and taking legal actions through their organization Gallura Coordination.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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No matter how much so many us love and believe in edgy comedy, a line exists between cutting satire and normalizing violence, and stay wary of anyone who tries to use the bogeyman of repression to erase it.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Driven by blunt ideology rather than the reality of balancing harms, Font and Putnam-Hornstein advance a flawed and damaging premise that child safety requires normalizing and regularizing family separation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Friday’s meeting was followed by a lease signing ceremony at City Hall between the City of Chula Vista and San Diego State University with Mayor John McCann presiding over the signing, formalizing a 10-year agreement to bring SDSU’s hybrid nursing program to the city’s new Millenia Library.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Castro submitted a series of ideas during this week’s commission meeting to lessen the impact, including offering a 30% senior resident discount and formalizing an agreement with the three associations to set aside certain tee times for their members.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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At the local level, laws and practices regulating gun dealers can vary widely from city to city.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In much the same way, the government could pass new laws regulating AI firms’ commercial activities.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Driven by blunt ideology rather than the reality of balancing harms, Font and Putnam-Hornstein advance a flawed and damaging premise that child safety requires normalizing and regularizing family separation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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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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The deployment marks one of the service’s latest steps toward integrating unmanned systems into everyday missions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The trick is integrating them during the remodel, rather than bolting them on after a fall.—
Amy Kunst,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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Character sketches can sometimes end up homogenizing the host into the ensemble, but that doesn’t happen here.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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The vessel is expected to dock in Spain’s Canary Islands, where international teams are coordinating next steps for passengers and crew.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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The campaign also noted that Pratt had separately accused Bass of coordinating with Raman.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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“Standardizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardizing. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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