as in standardized
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 normalized
Earlier outings have become normalized, and staffing restaurants and bars at later hours has become a challenge.
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Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
The Gulf nation normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The Persian Gulf nation normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The Gulf nation normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
What Britain is experiencing, rising antisemitic violence, normalized hostility, and ongoing debates over ideology and enforcement, is no longer confined overseas.
—Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Fetterman specifically cited New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, saying ideas once considered politically toxic are becoming normalized within Democratic politics.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
Symptoms like urgency, frequent urination and leakage episodes are often normalized, but they shouldn’t be dismissed.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 May 2026
Once family planning normalized the idea that fertility should be responsibly managed in the public interest, new technologies — notably intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants — were easily folded into that project.
—Sonya Borrero, STAT, 1 May 2026
Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
The Gulf nation normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The Persian Gulf nation normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The Gulf nation normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
What Britain is experiencing, rising antisemitic violence, normalized hostility, and ongoing debates over ideology and enforcement, is no longer confined overseas.
—Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Fetterman specifically cited New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, saying ideas once considered politically toxic are becoming normalized within Democratic politics.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
Symptoms like urgency, frequent urination and leakage episodes are often normalized, but they shouldn’t be dismissed.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 May 2026
Once family planning normalized the idea that fertility should be responsibly managed in the public interest, new technologies — notably intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants — were easily folded into that project.
—Sonya Borrero, STAT, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalized
standardized
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Bringing new engineers is most effective when systems are standardized, platforms are established and workflows are optimized.—
Prashanthi Kolluru,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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To date, the company has retired more than 90 legacy systems and standardized more than 80 percent of business processes globally.—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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“Normalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalized. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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