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formalize

[fawr-muh-lahyz] / ˈfɔr məˌlaɪz /


VERB
stylize
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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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

They encouraged him to formalize his camp by making it a Safe Outdoor Space, the very program he’d had a hand in creating barely two years prior.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

They formalize discussions around career planning to make sure employees are getting support, feedback and guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

The mechanism would help to formalize and identify what kinds of goods the United States should be exporting to and importing from China, he said.

From Barron's Mar. 22, 2026

“If we’re committed,” I said, as evenly as I could muster, “why wouldn’t we formalize that commitment? What part of your dignity would be sacrificed by that?”

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

“This center formalizes and elevates the Tar Pits’ role as the world’s leading hub for Ice Age research,” Bettison-Varga said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 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

Six years later, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo formalized the ban.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 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

Since the Waters center formalized the partnership in 2021, one other adult school has adopted the arrangement and a second will do so soon.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

There is no confirmation that the American negotiating team saw them, and according to reports, Donnyland has not yet been formalized in official Ukrainian documents.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2026

In 1474 the republic of Venice formalized its own patent system by requiring that those wanting to claim a monopoly first register their new inventions with the state.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

That streak may end this Wednesday as the Scott Bessent-led department is expected to update this language in its policy statement, formalizing the “preliminary” considerations for hikes mentioned in the previous announcement.

From Barron's 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

And it just seemed like we were so clearly making a bunch of choices, specifically not to let profit be the motivation, that it started to seem very silly that we weren’t just formalizing this.

From Slate Mar. 22, 2026

That’s essentially formalizing what’s already happening this year at platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood.

From MarketWatch Feb. 14, 2026

Dangers of formalizing methods of instruction In all of the above discussion it should be clearly remembered that no single plan or no one particular method has the final word or ever will have.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul




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