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to make agree with a single established standard or model
English spelling wasn't normalized until printed books became common
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Recent Examples of normalized
For employers, the challenge isn’t just complying with the law but adapting to a world where marijuana use is increasingly normalized.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In today’s world of social media, cosmetic surgery has shifted from a taboo subject to something more accepted and even normalized.
—Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
The more visible and supported women are in entrepreneurial spaces, the more normalized their leadership becomes.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The country, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020 under the Abraham Accords, is currently embroiled in a civil war.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Any painful feeling should not be normalized, says Elias.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Workplace burnout has been normalized for far too long—it is worn like a badge of honor, a symbol of dedication, and a sign of resilience.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Mar. 2025
The group is also very aware, analysts say, that any commitment to a state must be ironclad and backed by international actors such as Saudi Arabia, which has said that normalized diplomatic relations with Israel are conditional on Palestinian statehood.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
In this world, artificial intimacy has already been normalized.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In today’s world of social media, cosmetic surgery has shifted from a taboo subject to something more accepted and even normalized.
—Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
The more visible and supported women are in entrepreneurial spaces, the more normalized their leadership becomes.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The country, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020 under the Abraham Accords, is currently embroiled in a civil war.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Any painful feeling should not be normalized, says Elias.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Workplace burnout has been normalized for far too long—it is worn like a badge of honor, a symbol of dedication, and a sign of resilience.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Mar. 2025
The group is also very aware, analysts say, that any commitment to a state must be ironclad and backed by international actors such as Saudi Arabia, which has said that normalized diplomatic relations with Israel are conditional on Palestinian statehood.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
In this world, artificial intimacy has already been normalized.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Normalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalized. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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