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
Broadcasting services squeezed Republican lawmakers are looking at codifying a sliver of the almost $200 billion DOGE claims to have saved the federal government.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 16 July 2025
But again, codifying inferiority is worse than any on-field result, and Yormark doubled down on his strategy earlier this week at Big 12 media days.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
But to codify the auto-bid model would be waving the white flag and accepting a lower status.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Already, companies like Meta Platforms Inc., Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, regularly release safety guidelines for their models; SB 53 aims to codify and standardize these procedures.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 16 July 2025
But again, codifying inferiority is worse than any on-field result, and Yormark doubled down on his strategy earlier this week at Big 12 media days.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
But to codify the auto-bid model would be waving the white flag and accepting a lower status.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Already, companies like Meta Platforms Inc., Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, regularly release safety guidelines for their models; SB 53 aims to codify and standardize these procedures.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codify
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More than 71% of the students are emergent bilingual and 17% are classified as immigrants, according to TEA data.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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This year, Jim Bowden classifies 14 clubs as buyers, eight as sellers and eight as on the fence.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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The event, organized by the Detroit Chinatown Vision Committee, aims to revitalize the area and attract Asian businesses.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Another new effort was organized by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 and is called the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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Oklahoma’s defense ranked 29th in points allowed (21.5 ppg) nationally last season and sixth in the SEC for average yards against (318.2).—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory ranks Florida among the top five states for solar potential.—
Mark McNees,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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Horowitz spent decades arranging for Sondheim’s archives to come to the Library of Congress.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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The controversy comes at a time the United States is trying to arrange a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The returning echoes are instantly analyzed by onboard AI to distinguish between debris, rocks, and soft tissue which would likely indicate a human body.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Goleman’s work popularized the idea that a high EQ could distinguish great leaders from merely smart ones.—
Ted Ladd,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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After being found not guilty, a judge ordered him committed to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline for a period of at most 60 days.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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He was sentenced to three years of supervised release, including one year of house arrest and ordered to pay around $800,00 in restitution, court records show.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 July 2025
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The drive to save lives cannot be relegated to historical oddity.—
David Miliband,
Time,
21 July 2025
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Hamilton, mostly relegated to low-leverage situations after some early-season struggles, had the Yankees down, 2-0, before recording an out, as Matt Olson and Ronald Acuña Jr. followed Jurickson Profar’s leadoff single with RBI doubles.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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“Codify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codify. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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