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 The network’s ultimate goal is to finally standardize the legal and technical requirements for sharing patients’ data. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024 Southwest also used only one type of plane, a Boeing 737, to standardize operations. Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024 Regulators like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have embraced this vision, advocating for rules that standardize data sharing and level the playing field between traditional banks and fintech startups. Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 The administration directed an all-of-government effort to standardize tribal consultation on government policymaking, including natural resources and land use. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for standardize 
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  • Instead, community members organized and called for preserving these essential health services.
    Cindy Chavez, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Live Colorado election results for the 2024 election 2U would give the bulk of the city’s 15,500 workers not within a union the right to organize and bargain collectively.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Such disrespect is in danger of being normalized as banter.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • But analysts say that the central bank’s focus on normalizing monetary policy — raising rates — remains unchanged.
    Lin Lin, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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  • For the next four decades, there were two popes—even three popes at one point—until the Council of Constance (1414-1418) formalized the authority of a single pope in Rome.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
  • While Janine and Gregory formalize their relationship, the staff deals with the repercussions of a PGA golf course currently under construction a few blocks from Abbott, the first sign of which being a new white student that Ava mistakes for a Victorian-era ghost at the West Philly school.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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  • The issue of whether and how the FCC should regulate internet providers’ carriage of different sites, services, and apps did not come up in the 2024 campaign, but Republicans have consistently opposed net-neutrality regulations.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • These naturally occurring hormones play crucial roles in regulating insulin, appetite and metabolism.
    Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Two months later, the Parliament agreed to pass the Platform Work Directive, a law that will regularize the employment status and rights of platform workers like Uber drivers and content moderators in E.U. member states.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
  • So one of the easiest ways to fix this middle of the night problem is to regularize your morning awakening and go to bed later.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 23 July 2024
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  • As with most Kias, the interior features loads of technology including a panoramic curved display that integrates two 12.3-inch screens.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Going forward, LinkedIn is also another example of how AI can be integrated into the software and cloud giant’s various businesses.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Officials’ work was built on years of beefing up election procedures, audits and security, and coordinating with nonprofit advisers.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The in-house Wondershop brand offers cohesive accessories, so your home can have coordinated, cozy cheer — including trees, garlands, ornaments, toppers, and tree skirts.
    Olivia Avitt, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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