1
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures
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2
as in to organize
to put into a particular arrangement
the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago
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Recent Examples of codify
Hochul’s proposal would codify letting PAs do almost everything a physician does, including diagnose, without review.
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Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Trump has also called on Congress to codify the program, including it as a key plank in his Great Healthcare Plan proposal released in January.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
What Senate Bill 2 would do is codify a few details on how these requirements are executed.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Reynolds also is asking lawmakers to codify a requirement that Iowa HHS apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Summer EBT waivers in favor of state initiatives to provide low-income Iowans with nutritious foods.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Trump has also called on Congress to codify the program, including it as a key plank in his Great Healthcare Plan proposal released in January.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
What Senate Bill 2 would do is codify a few details on how these requirements are executed.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Reynolds also is asking lawmakers to codify a requirement that Iowa HHS apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Summer EBT waivers in favor of state initiatives to provide low-income Iowans with nutritious foods.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codify
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The case is the first time the Justice Department has attempted to classify critical speech from prominent Trump detractors as a crime.—
Jeremy Roebuck,
Washington Post,
13 Feb. 2026
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Commercial prediction markets have resisted efforts by states to classify and regulate them as gambling companies, insisting that they — like their precursor in Iowa — should be overseen by federal regulators.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The trade show was organized around thematic areas, including The Core Istanbul hosting a selection of 22 Turkish designer brands, including Özlem Süer, Mehtap Elaidi, Emre Erdemoğlu and Ceren Ocak, among others.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Starting later on Friday, users who opt in can message the AI agent through Baidu’s main search app to complete tasks such as scheduling, organizing files and writing code.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Minnesota is currently the only team among the top seven of the Big Ten not to be nationally ranked, though that situation may change when Monday’s latest Associated Press poll is released — the Gophers fell two votes shy in last week’s Top 25 polling.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street's top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
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CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors claim Sainz Salazar served as a key fentanyl producer for the Chapitos from about 2022 through 2025, helping manufacture millions of pills, arranging drug transactions under armed protection and operating labs that later became central to the group’s fentanyl production.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mustique also has a small hotel, Cotton House, where 17 guest rooms and suites are arranged between a two-story building and a series of garden cottages.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Since launching her Senate run in December, the progressive firebrand has distinguished herself with an unconventional campaign, eschewing traditional advice regarding key tenets of campaigning, such as fundraising and advertising output.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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This approach has distinguished thousands of individual types of brain cells, many more than previously known.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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The resort hosts an ample breakfast buffet each morning at EsQuilina, the main restaurant, which often turns out to be a better deal than ordering à la carte.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Satisfied with medical procedures already in place, NASA ordered no extra checkups for the crew ahead of liftoff and no new diagnostic equipment was packed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our family photographs depicted us in beauty, power and wholeness, rejecting every image that attempted to relegate us to a stereotype.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Researchers have long assumed the bugs were mostly relegated to South Florida due to their need for particularly warm climates.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Codify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codify. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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