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 design has remained largely unchanged, with only the size of the base evolving until it was standardized in 1945.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The dimensions have been standardized for years, and moving vehicles through the structure requires highly specialized ramps that connect the levels safely and efficiently — hardy an opportunity for willful ingenuity.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The board’s Foreign Names Committee standardizes the names of high seas – or water bodies that touch multiple countries.
—Aidan Bush, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
The ratification announcement was the culmination of a decade-long effort by American Single Malt producers to legitimize a style of whiskey that was self-governed and, for all intents and purposes, already standardized.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The dimensions have been standardized for years, and moving vehicles through the structure requires highly specialized ramps that connect the levels safely and efficiently — hardy an opportunity for willful ingenuity.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The board’s Foreign Names Committee standardizes the names of high seas – or water bodies that touch multiple countries.
—Aidan Bush, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
The ratification announcement was the culmination of a decade-long effort by American Single Malt producers to legitimize a style of whiskey that was self-governed and, for all intents and purposes, already standardized.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardize
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But that would also assume that the institutions organize under some umbrella akin to MLB or the NFL, because now there is really no single entity on the institution side with which to bargain.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Limitations Of The Perfect Algorithm Artificial Intelligence tools excel in gathering and organizing massive amounts of information.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Establish solid data governance frameworks, standardize your data entry processes, and clean and normalize datasets before feeding them into AI models.—
Puneet Gaur,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The two sides agreed to normalize diplomatic relations and continue talks aimed at ending Russia's war, all without Ukraine's involvement.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The writer-director has formalized his relationship with producer Birney, with the duo forming new production outfit Coup d’Etat.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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Florida's adoption of the term precedes any legislative action by Congress or the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which would be required to formalize the change in law.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Colleagues in a healthy workplace regulate what’s acceptable and what grates with thousands of social cues that most don’t consciously register.—
Anna Jankowska,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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In New York, one of the states that regulates lottery courier services, companies are expected – once they are licensed – to adhere to the state’s Gaming Commission’s regulations.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Congress have decisions to make to regularize the industry and allow small business to be profitable.—
Tribune Content Agency,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Beijing also announced that its military forces would begin regularizing patrols in the Taiwan Strait.—
Joseph Epstein,
Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2024
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Many companies are scrambling to integrate AI, but is that always a good idea?—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The mass layoffs from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — more than 600, according to the former agency head — include at least one high-profile meteorologist in Miami and another charged with integrating artificial intelligence into climate and weather predictions.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2025
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Pandemic responses, climate initiatives, and nuclear nonproliferation regimes require states to coordinate policies and pool resources.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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