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normalize

[nawr-muh-lahyz] / ˈnɔr məˌlaɪz /
VERB
order
Synonyms
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assign conduct distribute establish file place plan
STRONG
adapt adjust align alphabetize array catalogue class classify codify control dispose fix formalize furnish group index line locate manage marshal neaten pattern range regiment regularize regulate right routine settle space standardize streamline systematize tabulate tidy
WEAK
lay out line up methodize put away put to rights set guidelines set in order sort out
Antonyms
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disarrange disorder keep
STRONG
break change confuse depart disorganize disturb jumble leave alone mismanage mix up unsettle upset
WEAK
mess up muddle
VERB
standardize
Synonyms
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institutionalize
STRONG
assimilate homogenize institute order regiment stereotype systematize
WEAK
bring into line mass-produce
Antonyms
STRONG
disorder disorganize mix up prevent
WEAK
change differ differentiate vary waver
VERB
stereotype
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pigeonhole
STRONG
catalogue conventionalize define dub institutionalize regulate standardize systematize typecast
WEAK
methodize take to be
Antonyms
STRONG
confuse disorganize
WEAK
differentiate dissimilate
VERB
universalize
Synonyms
STRONG
generalize

Example Sentences

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Jet fuel prices more than doubled in the weeks after the start of the war, and specialists say it will take months before global supplies start to normalize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

While investors are fixated on when energy flows will resume and normalize in the Strait of Hormuz, oil markets themselves may be signaling peak worry time is over.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

He’s staying on the defensive until oil flows normalize, betting on companies with strong balance sheets and those involved in the AI infrastructure buildout, such as John Deere, Caterpillar, and HVAC-maker Johnson Controls.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

If and when a ceasefire is finalized, one of the biggest factors for investors will be how quickly oil prices will normalize.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

They spent so much time trying to normalize her life that Maya sometimes felt like she was anything but normal.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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