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as in to standardize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
we'll need to formalize our research results before we submit our study for review
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as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
the plan has yet to be formalized by the city council
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Recent Examples of formalize
However, nobody showed up in last May for the hearing to formalize or extend it, so it was dropped.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Documenting the Result The mission should be formalized in writing, whether as a concise paragraph or a detailed charter.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
While three rabbis were in on its founding, The Beacon is close to formalizing a relationship with Union Theological Seminary, the liberal Christian seminary in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
And, in this case, the Justice Department argues Congress did not give away its legislative power when, in 1996, lawmakers formalized a process that allowed telecommunications providers to impose higher rates in cities to subsidize the greater cost of serving rural areas.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Documenting the Result The mission should be formalized in writing, whether as a concise paragraph or a detailed charter.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
While three rabbis were in on its founding, The Beacon is close to formalizing a relationship with Union Theological Seminary, the liberal Christian seminary in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
And, in this case, the Justice Department argues Congress did not give away its legislative power when, in 1996, lawmakers formalized a process that allowed telecommunications providers to impose higher rates in cities to subsidize the greater cost of serving rural areas.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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There are three main challenges—standardizing health insurance contracts, creating a digital transaction system, and ensuring that health insurance companies use it.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Avoiding Mediocrity Finally, there is a warning about the implications of attempts to standardize information through machines.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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More than half a century ago, New Yorkers approved a lottery to support public education.—
Mitchell Moss,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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With the framework approved, the Trump administration is expected to push for a major new tax and spending bill to implement its policy commitments.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Israel's Netanyahu to visit Hungary, defying International Criminal Court arrest warrant Hungary signed the ICC's founding document in 1999 and ratified it in 2001, but the law has not been promulgated.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs made up around 50% of revenue for much of the late 1800s and early 1900s, including during the McKinley administration, until the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, gave the federal government power to collect income tax.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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He was pronounced dead by a physician at 6:05 p.m., the South Carolina Department of Corrections confirmed to CBS News.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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An official familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News that days after Vance's visit, Col. Sussanah Meyers wrote an email to base personnel that distanced the base from some of the vice president's comments about Denmark, of which Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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There is even a custom scent piped in (though this element wasn’t finalized until after the opening).—
Chris Erik Thomas,
ARTnews.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Brad Pitt is looking ahead after his divorce from Angelina Jolie was finalized, a source tells PEOPLE.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Formalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalize. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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