normalization

/ ˌnɔːməlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of normalizing

2. social welfare the policy of offering mentally or physically handicapped people patterns, conditions, and experiences of everyday life as close as possible to those of nonhandicapped people, by not segregating them physically, socially, and administratively from the rest of society

Example Sentences

“We can’t allow the normalization of events like this. It puts us all at risk.”

From Los Angeles Times

Benedict dives into the normalization of comedic actors putting on 30 pounds of muscle to convincingly wear spandex and crack jokes at alien hordes.

From Salon

I think of all the lives we have lost to the normalization of cruel punishment, and how many more there are to lose.

From Salon

But perhaps more important, the way had been paved for them by the normalization of the practice of devastating area bombing, or more accurately, the terror bombing of both Nazi Germany and Japan.

From Salon

“This is a normalization of troops being deployed to do what they should not be asked to do, what they’re not equipped to do, and what violates the Constitution and laws,” Krasner said.

From Salon