normalize
verb (used with object)
to make normal.
were normalizing
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past progressiveof normalize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“But all we were normalizing was the use of the word normalize, which sounded like the action of a ray gun wielded by a guy named Norm to make everyone around him Norm as well.”
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2021
On Tuesday, Nike settled those nerves saying it was experiencing double-digit percentage growth in its digital business in China and that operations in Greater China were normalizing.
From Reuters ● Mar. 25, 2020
I’d experienced highs I could never have anticipated, such as walking into the Vatican to tell a cardinal we were normalizing relations with Cuba.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 5, 2018
