formalized

verb

past tense of formalize
1
as in standardized
to make agree with a single established standard or model we'll need to formalize our research results before we submit our study for review

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2
as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory the plan has yet to be formalized by the city council

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Recent Examples of formalized The Giving Pledge, which Musk signed in 2012, formalized that expectation. — Douglas P. McCormick, Fortune, 23 June 2026 That mechanism has yet to be formalized or announced, and the order stipulated that any vetting would be voluntary for AI companies. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 June 2026 If formalized, the rule would make political priorities the prime determinant of what science gets funded and sideline the opinions of scientific experts. — ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 The arrangement was formalized under a memorandum of understanding between the government and the crown, which guarantees Charles the same right to privacy as any other taxpayer. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 The gesture signals an order for complete silence, a search technique that emerged during the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and was later formalized by the Topos. — Fernanda Pesce, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 The clock seemed to rewind 1,400 years as tenets established at the religion’s dawn—Sharia law—were formalized into the doctrine of Velayat-e Faqih, the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026 Gauss first helped human mathematicians complete the formalization of Viazovska’s solution to the 8-dimensional sphere-packing problem in a matter of days, and then autonomously formalized the more complicated 24-dimensional case in just two weeks. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026 The two men met when García was teaching at LaSalle College of the Arts and discovered Robot Playground Media, recognized something in each other’s approach to the medium, and eventually formalized their partnership into a co-directorship. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formalized
  1. standardized
  2. approved
  3. ratified
  4. confirmed
  5. finalized
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  • Some of those evaluations will be classified while others can be standardized by scientists for open international use.
    — Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The dispute resolution processes are standardized across all states and are free for parents to file.
    — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
Definition of standardized
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  • During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.
    — Sofi Zeman July 2, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • The celebration comes 250 years after delegates in Philadelphia approved the Declaration, setting in motion what would become the world's oldest continuing experiment in self-government.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of approved
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  • On June 18, Cuba's leaders unveiled a plan, not yet ratified by its parliament, ​with more than 170 sweeping measures that would ​privatize a vast swath ⁠of its socialist economy − reforms Rodríguez Castro used his clout to push through.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • China ratified the protocols in 1987, pledging not to test nuclear weapons within the zone or threaten to use them against signatories with territory in the region.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of ratified
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  • Although the panel date has not been confirmed, the members and the team behind the webcomic will be on it to chat about their upcoming plans.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Balogun wasn’t around to see the finish though, drawing a straight red card for stomping on the right ankle of Bosnian center back Tarik Muharemovic in the 61st minute, a foul Brazilian referee Raphael Claus confirmed via a video review.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of confirmed
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  • The Lakers finalized their two-way roster by signing sharpshooting forward AJ Okereke, joining defensive standout Mañon and MAC player of the year Peter Suder as developmental depth.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Once a design has been finalized, massive printers can then construct the component from powdered metals.
    — Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of finalized

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