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formalize

[fawr-muh-lahyz] / ˈfɔr məˌlaɪz /


VERB
stylize
Synonyms
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

He is working, with a volunteer’s help, to formalize Re-Oak California as a nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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

Lawmakers should also formalize ESF oversight, putting guardrails around the Treasury’s use of the fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

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

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Thursday’s agreement formalizes that position, and requires the Justice Department to return or destroy any records that provide personally identifying information moving forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

This shift largely formalizes what the Biden administration had already been doing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

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

The new initiative, announced at the Bloomberg CityLab conference in Washington on Wednesday, formalizes a process that CityLab has used for years.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

It widens the scope of history, and more precisely formalizes its functions.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 by Various

From the moment the command center had been established at the Rose Bowl, “evacuation operations were not formalized within the incident organization,” according to the report, even as some on-the-ground believed it had been.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

The rules, to be formalized July 1, place new responsibilities on schools to show that they are graduating students who have the skills to earn more money than before they began their studies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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

We never formalized it, never named it...but on Fridays Aaron would call and ask me to watch movies.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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

Of note, China has been formalizing a retaliatory option.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

An executive order could include formalizing a government oversight group to create standards for the most powerful AI models, such as Anthropic’s Mythos, people familiar with the discussions said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas are formalizing land protection of enormous tracts, from Latin America to Southeast Asia and Australia, on a scale previously unimagined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

"You can never have justice without formalizing and shaping the dispute," says the lawyer.

From The Man in Court by Frederic DeWitt Wells




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