normalize
verb (used with object)
to make normal.
are normalizing
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present progressiveof normalize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Domestic sales are normalizing from a high base amid persistent market headwinds, while companies with foreign exposure face rising competition and policy risks that could squeeze margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Charismatics emphasize practices that used to be fringe in American Christianity, such as “ideas of faith healing or miracles, prophecy, and the occult/demonic forces of opposition,” are normalizing as charismatic Christianity surges, he added.
From Salon ● May 19, 2025
More senior women are normalizing a once taboo topic in the office: menopause and its annoying side effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
“We need Qatar,” Guzansky said of Israel, noting that other Arab countries increasingly have interests in Israel and are normalizing their relations.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Many of these differences are, of course, due to the fact that the editors are normalizing the spelling, but on different principles: many others, however, are due to the extraordinary difficulty of the MS itself.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by R. W. Chambers
