as in to standardize
to make agree with a single established standard or model
the garment industry agreed to regularize women's clothing sizes so one company's size six wasn't another company's size ten
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Recent Examples of regularize
Beijing also announced that its military forces would begin regularizing patrols in the Taiwan Strait.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Among the international companies that have settled with the Italian Revenue Agency, in 2016, Apple paid a sum of 318 million euros and the following year, Google paid a total of 306 million euros to regularize its fiscal position in the country.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
This is a mistake; the City Council, which regularized the COVID-era program, overregulated the outdoor eateries and needs to go back to the drawing board.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
Two months later, the Parliament agreed to pass the Platform Work Directive, a law that will regularize the employment status and rights of platform workers like Uber drivers and content moderators in E.U. member states.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Among the international companies that have settled with the Italian Revenue Agency, in 2016, Apple paid a sum of 318 million euros and the following year, Google paid a total of 306 million euros to regularize its fiscal position in the country.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
This is a mistake; the City Council, which regularized the COVID-era program, overregulated the outdoor eateries and needs to go back to the drawing board.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
Two months later, the Parliament agreed to pass the Platform Work Directive, a law that will regularize the employment status and rights of platform workers like Uber drivers and content moderators in E.U. member states.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regularize
standardize
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For multinational organizations, facility management data can help standardize sustainability practices across diverse regulatory environments.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Retirement benefits that provide long-term security for players and their families are also among key priorities, and standardizing team work environments, including facility and travel accommodations as well as support staff minimums, are on the list too.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Regularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regularize. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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