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as in standardized
to make agree with a single established standard or model
we'll need to formalize our research results before we submit our study for review
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as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the plan has yet to be formalized by the city council
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Recent Examples of formalized
Then there’s a 30-day period before shareholders meet to vote on the separation, which Hirsch said will likely be formalized in mid-January.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Lease and operating agreements are expected be formalized next year.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The final agreement is expected to be formalized after a meeting of all Palestinian factions in Cairo, though no official timeline has been provided.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Operation Choke Point may have been formalized in 2013, but regulators have been pressuring banks for decades.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Once a framework or methodology is formalized, package it into accessible formats—articles, infographics, or case studies—and share it across relevant channels.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Security leaders looking to implement application threat modeling with their product teams must contend with stakeholders who see it as nothing more than a compliance checkbox and previous iterations that were overly formalized and heavyweight.
—Forrester, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
One company that handles this especially well is the Danaher Corporation, whose operating model has been internalized and formalized in the Danaher Business System, which, according to Danaher’s web site, is the key to the conglomerate’s success.
—Julia Dhar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Once he was discharged, the two formalized their split in December 2016.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Lease and operating agreements are expected be formalized next year.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The final agreement is expected to be formalized after a meeting of all Palestinian factions in Cairo, though no official timeline has been provided.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Operation Choke Point may have been formalized in 2013, but regulators have been pressuring banks for decades.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Once a framework or methodology is formalized, package it into accessible formats—articles, infographics, or case studies—and share it across relevant channels.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Security leaders looking to implement application threat modeling with their product teams must contend with stakeholders who see it as nothing more than a compliance checkbox and previous iterations that were overly formalized and heavyweight.
—Forrester, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
One company that handles this especially well is the Danaher Corporation, whose operating model has been internalized and formalized in the Danaher Business System, which, according to Danaher’s web site, is the key to the conglomerate’s success.
—Julia Dhar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Once he was discharged, the two formalized their split in December 2016.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formalized
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This was the case for Clorox, which standardized its brand family on WordPress back in the late 2010s as its creative team shifted to working as an award-winning in-house agency.Josh Koenig, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Under the old guidelines, breast cancer screening was standardized, with routine mammograms starting at age 50 for most women.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Oct. 2024
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The two companies' boards have approved the merger plan, which is still subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals, as well as customary closing conditions.Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In March, Morocco approved the factory plans of BTR New Material Group, another Chinese electric battery manufacturer.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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If the deal is not ratified, Kaplan says, negotiators would then lose certain parts of the agreement that are conditional upon ratification and would have to identify what members would need to be able to ratify the agreement.Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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That deal, which ended the four-month actors strike, was ratified by 78% of the members.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mangione’s mother filed a missing person report for her son in November in San Francisco, the Associated Press confirmed using two law enforcement sources.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the past half hour, Saudi Arabia has been confirmed by the sports governing body FIFA.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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The most significant opening at Tysons Corner Center in the third quarter was Primark, which finalized Macerich’s remix of a 70,000-square-foot box.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Their divorce was later finalized in 2004.People Staff, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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