How to Use formalize in a Sentence

formalize

verb
Definition of formalizenext
Synonyms for formalizenext
  • Congress formalized the policy by making it law.
  • The company has formalized its hiring practices.
  • The vote to formalize the new standards came Thursday in a 13-1 vote from the board.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The votes are the next step to formalize the 2020 election results.
    — John McCormick, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The date of the assignment has not been formalized yet.
    — Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The penalties formalize some of the restrictions placed on the product in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.
    — Jeff Horwitz, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The move formalizes an agreement that was made last month.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • In Crawford’s case, a draft-day trade had to be formalized.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2020
  • The exact terms of Gantz’s deal with Netanyahu have yet to be formalized.
    — Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, 27 Mar. 2020
  • That’s new and different and needs to be formalized to sustain the effort for the long term.
    — Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The group set out to fundraise for their own set of then-state-of-the-art trunking radios, forming a 501c3 to help formalize the process.
    — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 7 Jan. 2023
  • If there’s not a lot of pushback, the NFL will formalize the rule, and take it to the clinic to work with the officials in July.
    — Albert Breer, SI.com, 20 June 2019
  • At some point, the top five must formalize to build cohesion within the unit.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Psaki is expected to step down from the White House this spring and then formalize a deal with the network.
    — Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The House impeachment inquiry against Biden was formalized by the full House last month.
    — Brooke Singman, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The Skydance merger, which was formalized last month, is expected to close in the first half of 2025.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
  • In July, the local agencies formalized talks with the Navy.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019
  • This formalized what was long the tradition in baseball and has helped lead to a renaissance of sorts.
    — Jason Parker, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Then later this year all the countries that signed the Paris accords will meet again and formalize their new targets.
    — CBS News, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Now, the company has formalized its response in the form of a nine-figure lawsuit.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
  • After a few on-screen appearances, the star joined the cast for the season finale, where Perrette formalized her farewell to the show.
    — Morgan M. Evans, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • The delay -- a third granted by Europe this year -- must still be formalized.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN, 28 Oct. 2019
  • In the greater arc of the #MeToo movement, lawyers have lurked in the shadows, unnamed scribes formalizing agreements meant to stay secret.
    — Elizabeth C. Tippett, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Once the science became more formalized, then there came this tension [about] who has a right to collect these things.
    — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2018
  • The early signing period, which lately has been the time of choice for many prized prospects to formalize their plans, will open on Dec. 15.
    — New York Times, 4 Dec. 2021
  • The 1949 armistice lines, also known as the Green Line, were never formalized into Israeli law.
    — Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The resolution formalizes the continuing inquiry, outlines the role of the White House, and opens the next phase to the public.
    — NBC News, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Schumer's office stressed that the dress code, while enforced, was never formalized.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • However, once Lamar had been discharged from the hospital and was on the road to recovery, the two formalized their split in December 2016.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • After months of delay, the sentencing will now formalize Mr. Trump’s conviction, cementing his status as the first felon to occupy the Oval Office.
    — Ben Protess, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025

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