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formalize, homogenize, regularize, standardize
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Local officials in Severodvinsk said radiation levels normalized shortly after the blast occurred, and Russian officials were assuring residents that the region was safe. — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "Town reportedly evacuated following Russian rocket explosion: Here's what we know now," 13 Aug. 2019 If the situation normalizes, people will come from all over the world to shoot films in Jammu and Kashmir. — New York Times, "Modi Defends Revoking Kashmir’s Statehood as Protests Flare," 8 Aug. 2019 If the situation normalizes, people will come from all over the world to shoot films in Jammu and Kashmir. — Jeffrey Gettleman And, BostonGlobe.com, "As Modi addresses India, protests flare in Kashmir," 8 Aug. 2019 Having these conversations, doesn’t that normalize it a little bit more? — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Naomi Watts reveals Octavia Spencer is the reason she joined Luce," 31 July 2019 The overall goal of this event and others throughout Breastfeeding Month is to normalize breast feeding in public and make mothers aware of resources throughout the community, including free breastfeeding classes, according to DeMaio. — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, "Global Big Latch On event aims to raise breastfeeding awareness," 29 July 2019 Being dominated Fifty Shades of Grey normalized this fantasy more widely than ever before; one study found 65 percent of women crave being dominated. — Kate Sloan, Glamour, "25 Sex Fantasies Women Have That Are Totally Normal," 6 Apr. 2019 Japan colonized the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945, and insists all compensation issues were settled under a 1965 agreement normalizing ties. — Washington Post, "Japan says export step not aimed at hurting ties with Seoul," 7 Aug. 2019 As if to prove some kind of native loyalty, Levinson went on to produce the TV series Homicide: Life on the Streets (1993–99), an urban police drama that used Baltimore’s deprivation as fodder — normalizing urban and moral decay. — Armond White, National Review, "The Baltimore Culture Wars: A History," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'normalize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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