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Common collocations with norm in American Collocation

norm noun

US /nɔrm/

accepted
established
existing
expected
prevailing

The nuclear family has been the firmly established norm for the past fifty years or so.

industry
market
sector

The results obtained were consistent with industry norms.

establish a norm

create
establish
set

All the law can do is set a norm and enforce it equally.

become a norm

become

These things have become the norm in academic life today.

obey a norm

accept
conform to
follow
observe

I’m afraid I have always been a bit of a rebel and don’t like to conform to the norm.

refuse to obey a norm

break from
challenge

It is important to continually challenge the norm.

be different from a norm

depart from
deviate from
differ from
diverge from
vary from
violate

He has composed a unique score which dares to deviate from the accepted Hollywood norm.

continue to be a norm

remain

Once established, this type of architecture remained the norm for over a millennium.

think that something is the norm

consider something

For most positions one month’s notice is considered the norm.