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 It was formalized in 1972, when Congress passed the Federal Advisory Committee Act, or FACA. — Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 The two countries signed an agreement last year that formalized their military cooperation. — Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026 The two firms have formalized a joint venture that will combine Aramco’s geospatial data with Maaden’s mining expertise to explore about one-tenth of Saudi Arabia’s land. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 And the momentum kept growing from there, as the Philippine Space Agency was formalized in 2019. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The agreements are formalized with leases that spell out everything from boundaries to water costs. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Morocco joined soon after, and Sudan signed an initial agreement that has not been formalized. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 If formalized, the arrangement would expand a program originally established as a bilateral submarine partnership into a broader NATO framework. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 The Portage City Council’s rules on public comment at meetings could be formalized with a bill of rights incorporated to outline protections for citizens. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formalized
  1. standardized
  2. approved
  3. ratified
  4. confirmed
  5. finalized
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  • Those results were then standardized on a 100-point scale, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of traveler happiness.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the agentic era, this layer is increasingly standardized through open frameworks like the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
    — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of standardized
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  • With the rapid growth of crypto asset derivatives, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, recently approved select platforms to offer perpetual futures products.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The recent announcement also follows the prior freeze on base rates approved by the Georgia PSC in July 2025, as well as the plan approved in May 2026 to lower overall rates, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of approved
Verb
  • It was ratified in 1951, six years after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died, months into his fourth term.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After more than a year and a half of negotiations, a faculty union at Baltimore City Community College has ratified its first-ever contract.
    — William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ratified
Verb
  • Minneola Mayor Pam Serviss confirmed Yeager did not present the paperwork necessary to qualify for the election and will not be eligible to keep his seat this election cycle.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Grieco and Thirteen Lune were dropped from the lawsuit filed March 4, plaintiff Relevance Ventures and legal representation for Grieco confirmed Wednesday.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirmed
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  • The pair announced their separation in 2017 and finalized their divorce in 2019.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Twenty-four states and voting organizations challenged the regulation after it was finalized.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Formalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalized. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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