as in to organize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
the plan is to standardize the test for reading comprehension so that we can see how students across the state compare
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Recent Examples of standardize
Could standardizing chocolate help small-scale farmers?
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Rebecca Ramirez,
NPR,
15 June 2026
That’s because a new California law designed to standardize food expiration labeling and reduce food waste will take effect, Daniella Segura reports.
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Kristin Scharkey,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Since the trunks were home to a royal’s most beloved items, they were standardized, numbers, and inventoried, too, to ensure nothing was left behind or lost.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
Siniscalchi hopes other scientists will adopt the scoring system to help standardize and accelerate research on pawedness in dogs.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Rebecca Ramirez,
NPR,
15 June 2026
That’s because a new California law designed to standardize food expiration labeling and reduce food waste will take effect, Daniella Segura reports.
—
Kristin Scharkey,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Since the trunks were home to a royal’s most beloved items, they were standardized, numbers, and inventoried, too, to ensure nothing was left behind or lost.
—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
Siniscalchi hopes other scientists will adopt the scoring system to help standardize and accelerate research on pawedness in dogs.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardize
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Weave in open storage elements like cubbies—essential for keeping shoes and boots accessible and organized.
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The flight follows additional aid deliveries from Ecuador and continuing relief efforts organized in Spain, where public institutions, businesses and charitable organizations have raised more than $11 million for earthquake victims.
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Since 2020, society has increasingly normalized, if not rewarded, for making openly hostile racial comments about White people.
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The central bank has been trying to normalize monetary policy lately after decades of keeping interest rates near or below zero.
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If formalized, the rule would make political priorities the prime determinant of what science gets funded and sideline the opinions of scientific experts.
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The gesture signals an order for complete silence, a search technique that emerged during the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and was later formalized by the Topos.
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The clinical version dates to research in the 1960s and 1970s, when devices tracked heart rate variability, muscle tension and skin temperature to help people regulate what was once considered automatic.
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The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.
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This is not the first time Spain has opted to regularize its undocumented population.
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By that time, Cuba and Argentina were the only two formal members, apart from Venezuela, that had regularized their financial situation (investment on shares) at the board of teleSUR (in December 2011 and May 2012, respectively).
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The roof design allows solar panels to be integrated into the building, while green roofscapes introduce vegetation that supports biodiversity and helps manage heat and rainwater.
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The technology is also being integrated into aviation safety-management practices.
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The Islamic Republic is expected to enact unprecedented security measures, overseen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while the Basij paramilitary force will coordinate logistics, accommodation and crowd management across the various cities.
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The Great American State Fair was organized by Freedom250, a group affiliated with Task Force 250, a public-private partnership created by the White House to help coordinate celebrations marking America's 250th anniversary.
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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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