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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The city is in the level of disrepair that forces us to normalize disrepair.
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Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Stanko says wolves will become normalized before frustrations toward the Front Range subside.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
Another differentiator is that while the demand for charters and jet cards seems to have normalized, fractional business continues to rise.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2025
The party has seized on an opportunity to normalize themselves, using the Trump administration as their yardstick.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Stanko says wolves will become normalized before frustrations toward the Front Range subside.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
Another differentiator is that while the demand for charters and jet cards seems to have normalized, fractional business continues to rise.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2025
The party has seized on an opportunity to normalize themselves, using the Trump administration as their yardstick.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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