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
Power is exercised openly, justified retrospectively, and normalized through repetition.
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Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Bernal believes the country is facing a predictable epidemic of teens, kids and mostly young men who have normalized sports betting.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
So much of it has become normalized for me, but if a weekend skier was up there, I’d be terrified for them.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Someone’s phone is always vibrating, a gimmick that often strikes me as contrived in a movie-movie but feels totally normalized in a reality-movie like The Moment.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
The Bulls front office was not immune to the excitement of a 6-1 start, although executives and coaches alike were not surprised when that hot streak normalized within weeks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Concert tickets routinely include service and transaction fees—rightly criticized, but widely normalized.
—Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
These indicators are normalized and combined according to the detailed weighting scheme defined in the KPI overview and scoring model.
—Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The truth is that federal enforcement priorities and tactics that are normalized in one place tend to spread unless checked.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Bernal believes the country is facing a predictable epidemic of teens, kids and mostly young men who have normalized sports betting.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
So much of it has become normalized for me, but if a weekend skier was up there, I’d be terrified for them.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Someone’s phone is always vibrating, a gimmick that often strikes me as contrived in a movie-movie but feels totally normalized in a reality-movie like The Moment.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
The Bulls front office was not immune to the excitement of a 6-1 start, although executives and coaches alike were not surprised when that hot streak normalized within weeks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Concert tickets routinely include service and transaction fees—rightly criticized, but widely normalized.
—Shain Shapiro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
These indicators are normalized and combined according to the detailed weighting scheme defined in the KPI overview and scoring model.
—Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The truth is that federal enforcement priorities and tactics that are normalized in one place tend to spread unless checked.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalized
standardized
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The club serves as the sport’s governing body in Scotland and standardized the rules of play.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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When the sport’s governing body standardized its current judging system at the Olympics 20 years ago, a quadruple jump — that’s four full turns in the air before landing — was barely a customary skill for male skaters.—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Normalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalized. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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