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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Scheduling regular check-ins with peers provides not just accountability but also normalized conversation about the challenges of test preparation.
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Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Canada’s shutting down the American Embassy in hopes of normalizing relations with Gilead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Instead of focusing only on outcomes, the podcast may lean into the process, which can help normalize certain aspects of entrepreneurship among female founders while offering peer-level insight.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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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Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Canada’s shutting down the American Embassy in hopes of normalizing relations with Gilead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Instead of focusing only on outcomes, the podcast may lean into the process, which can help normalize certain aspects of entrepreneurship among female founders while offering peer-level insight.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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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“Normalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalize. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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