as in to standardize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
English spelling wasn't normalized until printed books became common
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Recent Examples of normalize
The community said no type of hate is acceptable, and normalizing a crime like the shooting that killed three men in Southern California is essentially a guarantee that a similar crime will happen again.
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Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Then adoption became universal, the technology became a cost of doing business, and profit margins normalized.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In some cases, their communities adopt the term and normalize it; other times, it’s dropped from use.
—Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
Gerardo Hernández, the leader of a Cuban espionage ring dismantled by the FBI in the 1990s, was sentenced to life in prison but was released by President Barack Obama during a prisoner swap in 2014 as part of an attempt to normalize relations with Cuba.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
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Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Then adoption became universal, the technology became a cost of doing business, and profit margins normalized.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In some cases, their communities adopt the term and normalize it; other times, it’s dropped from use.
—Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
Gerardo Hernández, the leader of a Cuban espionage ring dismantled by the FBI in the 1990s, was sentenced to life in prison but was released by President Barack Obama during a prisoner swap in 2014 as part of an attempt to normalize relations with Cuba.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalize
standardize
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One of the most important among these standards was RIAA’s equalization curve, developed in 1954, which standardized the width of the grooves used in records and established specifications for the frequency response of audio recordings (known as the RIAA Curve).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
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Researchers from CultureAmp standardized the rating scales of 741 companies and over 200,000 employees.—
Peter D. Banko,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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