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
In recent history, presidents have routinely used executive orders to undo their predecessors' policies when they were not codified into law by Congress.
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Laura Doan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
In both chambers, The Hill’s Aris Folley reports conservatives have been ramping up calls for Congress to codify cuts pursued by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, particularly as the administration’s efforts see roadblocks in court.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
That is exactly why California recently enacted AB 933, which codified Civil Code Section 47.1.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
And athletic directors from dozens of universities will be on Capitol Hill this week to lobby Congress for legislation codifying the terms of the settlement that could help shield the NCAA and schools from future legal challenges.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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Laura Doan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
In both chambers, The Hill’s Aris Folley reports conservatives have been ramping up calls for Congress to codify cuts pursued by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, particularly as the administration’s efforts see roadblocks in court.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
That is exactly why California recently enacted AB 933, which codified Civil Code Section 47.1.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
And athletic directors from dozens of universities will be on Capitol Hill this week to lobby Congress for legislation codifying the terms of the settlement that could help shield the NCAA and schools from future legal challenges.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codify
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How Businesses Can Remain Compliant Governance platforms and compliance partners focus on helping any business, from enterprises to startups, to monitor, identify, classify and ensure that AI is built in accordance to the new EU AI Act.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Of the 23 players in the squad that have made 11 or more league appearances this season, nine (almost 40 per cent) can be classified as long-distance internationals.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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From organizing food drives to donating recycling proceeds to global projects, EOLO is proof that small acts can scale.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The forty-three students in Tate’s charge visited all the city’s major sites, plus some often overlooked on school trips organized by white teachers: Frederick Douglass’s house, Miner Teachers College, and the Howard University campus that would later become Tate’s academic home.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2025
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Last year, Boise was ranked No. 77, and the year prior it was ranked No. 50.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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According to the report, the state’s 3.14 homeless per 1,000 residents ranks ninth nationally.—
Derek Draplin | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2025
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Lithos arranges for the dust to be collected at the rock quarries and transported to local farms.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Last week, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision ordering the Trump administration to arrange Abrego Garcia’s return.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Israeli strikes across Gaza continued, killing at least 21 people in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says most of the more than 50,000 Palestinians killed in the war have been women and children.—
Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Israeli strikes across Gaza continued, killing at least 21 people in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says most of the over 50,000 Palestinians killed in the war have been women and children.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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That same year, however, U.S. troops in Syria and neighboring Iraq increasingly clashed with local militias aligned with Iran, escalating to the point of Trump ordering the killing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force chief Major General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad in 2020.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Each, in its own way, invited a friendly skepticism of orthodoxy and imbued value in people and ideas previously relegated to the edge.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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What’s worse is that the mouth is sometimes treated as a separate entity from the rest of the body, relegated to the care of dentists, and often excluded from broader discussions about systemic health.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Codify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codify. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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