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formalize

[fawr-muh-lahyz] / ˈfɔr məˌlaɪz /


VERB
stylize
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Antonyms
STRONG


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Boeing on Friday added that it was working to formalize a procedure with airlines that would allow pilots to restore automated flight guidance in case the glitch occurs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

But the settlements formalize the about face—and come with financial penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The authors recommended that the county update its County Recovery Plan, including a disaster debris plan, as well as formalize a disaster recovery center coordinator position and create a one-stop web platform for post-disaster services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Their results, presented at a visualization science conference, formalize Schrödinger's model of color and show that these familiar color qualities are built into the structure of color perception itself.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 7, 2026

He promised he’d formalize the relationship when the time was right.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

New research from the Boston Fed formalizes this intuition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

While the executive order formalizes a parallel overlay of the federal government in the form of Musk's DOGE, it still does not clearly define its legal status.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2025

Feb. 18, 2022: The Fed formalizes a new ethics policy, broadens the scope of what officials can't do and extends the rules to family members.

From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023

The announcement formalizes conversations about when Biden will make his first trip as president to the United States’ northern neighbor.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

He who formalizes on everything is a fool, and a grave fool is perhaps more injurious than a light fool.—Cecil.

From Pearls of Thought by Maturin Murray Ballou

But we did — around the Declaration of Independence and the belief in individual liberty and equality, as formalized in the Bill of Rights.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Critics of the plan want these pledges in writing, and McHugh said they are currently being formalized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Elora Mukherjee: The metering policy was first implemented by DHS in 2016 and then it was formalized into written guidance in 2018.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

More than any other strategist, Marshall has formalized and advanced Wall Street’s understanding of how options let investors better navigate the stock market by managing risk and maximizing return.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

At the other end of the spectrum, the Refined tended toward the more formalized ritual, setting up black churches within traditionally white denominations.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Abreu lobbied to make El Sistema part of the Venezuelan government, formalizing music education as a human right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Anthropic is formalizing its Claude Partner Network—a program for third-party sellers of its AI products—in a move that executives say will help it demonstrate business-readiness as it inches closer to an initial public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The White House is considering a cybersecurity-focused executive order that could include formalizing a government oversight group to create standards for the most powerful AI models, such as Mythos, people familiar with the discussions said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

“It’s more complicated now because China has moved toward formalizing these rules. The threat is omnipresent and it’s sometimes used in unforeseen ways.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

The best results have been obtained not by formalizing scouting, but by supplementing and vitalizing the book work by the practical activities of the scout program.

From Educational Work of the Boy Scouts by Lorne W. (Lorne Webster) Barclay




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