democratize

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Definition of democratizenext
as in to standardize

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Recent Examples of democratize In March 2025, the L’Oréal Act for Dermatology, a 20 million euro, five-year program, was launched to democratize skin health access. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 During the panel discussion, Gyllenhaal also addressed the pitch that AI can democratize filmmaking and allow auteurs to make big-budget projects at a fraction of the cost. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 The avatar was modeled on Joyner’s appearance and voice and was framed as part of a broader effort to democratize online learning. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Decades of federal intent to democratize these spaces have plateaued. — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for democratize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for democratize
  1. standardize
  2. normalize
  3. equalize
  4. regularize
  5. homogenize
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  • However, standardizing an algorithm is very different from migrating an enterprise.
    — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hydrodissection is already performed in the United States, Thornton says, although availability varies and techniques aren’t yet standardized.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • Officials and activists in the overwhelmingly Democratic city say the deployment is a waste of taxpayer money and has normalized the militarization of a major American city.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For Jim Horrigan, an expert partner at Bain & Company who has spent more than 30 years in procurement and sourcing consulting, the message for shippers is to stop waiting for prices to normalize.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • Giacomo Calo opened the scoring for Frosinone with the aid of a goalkeeping error and although Domenico Berardi equalized for the visitors after a quarter of an hour, Raimundo took charge soon after with a series of classic poacher goals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That lead would not last long, as Kansas City equalized in the 39th minute.
    — Spencer Baldwin, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026
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  • Know More The government has, in the wake of Ruto’s comments, offered undocumented East Africans a 90-day window to regularize their status, insisting the policy is about enforcing immigration and business rules rather than targeting foreigners.
    — Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Andrea Flores, who worked in the Obama Administration and served as a border official under Biden, told me that Biden lacked interest in pushing legislation to regularize the status of longtime residents.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of regularize
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  • Standard gas pressure spreads out across the rock formations, homogenizing subterranean forces and actually decreasing the risk of the fault slipping over time.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers cast the alloy using vacuum induction melting, forged it into a plate at 1200 °C (2192 °F), homogenized it at that temperature for 4 hours, and then quenched it in water.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Democratize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democratize. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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