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as in standardizing
to make agree with a single established standard or model
plans to homogenize the science curriculum in public high schools throughout the state
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as in mixing
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
chain stores and fast-food restaurants have homogenized the nation's highways and byways to the point where every place looks like every other place
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Recent Examples of homogenizing
Various claims are made that since generative AI is based on statistically homogenizing human knowledge, the result will be that humans will follow suit.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The first book was published the same year as Serial debuted, kicking off our burgeoning obsession with true crime and our tendency to romanticize the male perpetrators while often homogenizing their overwhelmingly female victims into cautionary tales.
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Scarlett Harris,
Time,
11 June 2026
Covering not just movies and television but also theater and cabaret, Reed, a Southerner who seemed as much a part of Manhattan as the skyline, lorded over the arts with a homogenizing mainstream peremptoriness.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Character sketches can sometimes end up homogenizing the host into the ensemble, but that doesn’t happen here.
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Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
Apple recently launched an iPhone operating-system interface redesign called Liquid Glass that turns its icons translucent, further homogenizing their appearance.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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.
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Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The first book was published the same year as Serial debuted, kicking off our burgeoning obsession with true crime and our tendency to romanticize the male perpetrators while often homogenizing their overwhelmingly female victims into cautionary tales.
—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
11 June 2026
Covering not just movies and television but also theater and cabaret, Reed, a Southerner who seemed as much a part of Manhattan as the skyline, lorded over the arts with a homogenizing mainstream peremptoriness.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Character sketches can sometimes end up homogenizing the host into the ensemble, but that doesn’t happen here.
—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homogenizing
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That includes standardizing imaging protocols, contouring inputs, prescription fields, dose constraints, plan-quality checks and approval thresholds.
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Over the past two years, Nasdaq has focused on standardizing data definitions, centralizing information, and building dashboards capable of supporting more advanced AI applications.
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For seven seasons, a hodgepodge crew mixing Starfleet and the rebellious Maquis put aside their differences after they got zapped 70,000 lightyears away from Earth, deep into the uncharted Delta Quadrant.
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Always avoid mixing bleach with vinegar, ammonia, or other cleaning products, as this can create dangerous fumes, Glazer says.
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Karl Mayer’s new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen, Germany, is designed around that idea, combining textile development, testing and training under one roof.
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The advantage of combining the antibodies became clear when the viruses were repeatedly exposed to treatment.
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Creators are increasingly viewed as media companies, merging partnerships with content creation.
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Gravitational-wave detectors should find merging black holes and neutron stars from even the most distant parts of the universe.
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And the work ahead, such as integrating new brands, scaling existing ones and building toward our larger vision for Bridges, gets to happen on top of something durable.
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Google is integrating Gemini into its browser and powering Apple’s Siri intelligence.
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Andronis describes the restaurant as a traditional Greek taverna set against the caldera cliffs, blending Greek traditions with Santorini’s romance and exclusivity.
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This helps to create distinct layers in the pie, rather than everything blending together.
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To Coimbra, some key questions involved amalgamating real-life characters into fictionalized ones while still honoring victims and survivors, as well as faithfully recreating the look and feel of the time.
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By amalgamating these museological devices into the artwork, Aram directly upsets the threefold impulse to pierce form with meaning, to arrest color with identity, and to neutralize bodies with limits.
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