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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Japan, which has been striving to normalize its monetary policy after ending its negative interest rates regime early last year, has seen its 10-year government bond yield rise over 1%, hitting its highest in 13 years on Tuesday, LSEG data showed.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Cherries have been studied for their unique ability to normalize uric acid levels.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Carter normalized relations with China, building on Richard Nixon’s outreach to Beijing.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
Mentors can help reframe failure as a step toward progress while being mindful not to normalize all failures as inherently positive.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Cherries have been studied for their unique ability to normalize uric acid levels.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Carter normalized relations with China, building on Richard Nixon’s outreach to Beijing.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
Mentors can help reframe failure as a step toward progress while being mindful not to normalize all failures as inherently positive.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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