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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 standardizing
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.
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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
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 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
By reducing construction timelines by as much as 70 percent and standardizing production across regional factories, ARCbuild seeks to enable developers to build communities specifically designed for first-time buyers.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
While many students across Michigan face rules from districts or teachers limiting their phone use, the state has no law in place standardizing cellphone restrictions across school districts.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Denim Deal, the European initiative committed to standardizing circular practices in denim production, is laying the foundation to scale textile recycling in India.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
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
In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, standardizing the length of daylight saving time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 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
By reducing construction timelines by as much as 70 percent and standardizing production across regional factories, ARCbuild seeks to enable developers to build communities specifically designed for first-time buyers.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
While many students across Michigan face rules from districts or teachers limiting their phone use, the state has no law in place standardizing cellphone restrictions across school districts.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Denim Deal, the European initiative committed to standardizing circular practices in denim production, is laying the foundation to scale textile recycling in India.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardizing
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This powerful synergy enhances detection, tracking, classification, and identification while also enabling autonomous drone swarm operations, including self-organizing collaboration.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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With capital markets normalizing, investors can no longer rely on cheap debt to mask underperformance.—
Amachie Ackah,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The keto diet restored these deficits, particularly in female APOE4 mice, normalizing most metabolites to APOE3 levels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Oct. 2025
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Alongside the Yash Raj Films announcement, a new Memorandum of Understanding between the British Film Institute and India’s National Film Development Corporation was agreed, formalizing a collaboration that has been active since 2021.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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City officials didn’t indicate whether an ordinance formalizing the subcommittee was being drafted.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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To manage your thirst, try limiting your salt intake, drinking enough water throughout the day, and regulating your bedroom temperature.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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The two-part public event invites community members to explore the future of Florida’s coral reefs and the hidden role of deep-sea fish in regulating the planet’s carbon cycle.—
Diana Udel,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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In terms of strategics, the growing media and entertainment trend of integrating physical park assets into cross-platform media ecosystems makes the industry a logical candidate.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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With a packed card, integrating brand new signings might be challenging, suggesting their debuts could be held off until regular NXT television episodes resume post-event.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jimbōchō is very retro and a bit dusty but has boho charm to spare, remaining stubbornly independent in the face of the globalization’s homogenizing force.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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Rather than homogenizing these differences, the federation's genius lay in creating structures that allowed diversity to generate collective capability.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The cover image isn't the only instance where the couple is dressed in coordinating looks.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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She was elegantly dressed in a cream coat dress adorned with delicate embroidery, paired with matching heels and a coordinating clutch bag.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Standardizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardizing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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