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
For example, the 1910 Flexner Report was commissioned to restructure American medical education with the goals of standardizing curricula and improving quality.
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Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
The new math policy aims to standardize math teaching in elementary schools ensuring all students meet minimum grade-level standards.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
Over time, Hallmark revolutionized the greeting card industry by standardizing the practice of placing its brand on the back of each card.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
Instead of relying on disparate tools and manual reporting processes, a CIC centralizes and standardizes cyber risk reporting by integrating real-time data streams from across the organization’s digital infrastructure.
—Bob Ackerman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
The new math policy aims to standardize math teaching in elementary schools ensuring all students meet minimum grade-level standards.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
Over time, Hallmark revolutionized the greeting card industry by standardizing the practice of placing its brand on the back of each card.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
Instead of relying on disparate tools and manual reporting processes, a CIC centralizes and standardizes cyber risk reporting by integrating real-time data streams from across the organization’s digital infrastructure.
—Bob Ackerman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standardize
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Keter Solana 70-Gallon Storage Bench Deck Box Made from weather-resistant resin with a 70-gallon capacity, this storage bench will organize outdoor clutter while also serving as a two- or three-person seat.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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People search sites, also known as people finder sites, are a kind of data broker that specializes in collecting, organizing and selling access to personal information.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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All signs point to trajectories like Max's becoming not just normalized, but bankable, and art clearly matters less than cash in that equation.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yet, to hear Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick tell it, the Trump administration wants to not only normalize such donations but encourage them across Washington.—
Renee Dudley,
ProPublica,
5 Apr. 2025
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The company recently formalized that broader focus with the launch of Dragonwing, a new brand portfolio dedicated to the industrial and embedded sectors.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The arrangement, formalized Monday in a memorandum of understanding, allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement to request taxpayer information from the IRS for individuals under criminal investigation or who have deportation orders, including names and addresses.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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College leaders don’t want to recognize the athletes as employees, but that comes at a cost: NCAA attempts to regulate the market in arguably logical ways swiftly face antitrust lawsuits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Through its Kigali Amendment, the treaty now also targets powerful climate-warming gases. CITES continues to regulate international wildlife trade, curbing the exploitation of endangered species and protecting biodiversity across the planet.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 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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To further integrate the environment, use natural materials such as oak and mixed hardwood.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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Then the hope is that over time the company starts integrating that into their work and the performance in an unselfconscious way.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The work of his team is being coordinated at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Paris.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Home mortgages show how a federal agency can coordinate private efforts.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Standardize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standardize. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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