Collocations for norm - noun

accepted, established
ethical, moral
cultural, social, societal
community, gender, group, peer

be, become
Small families are the norm nowadays.

conform to
Their appearance conforms to the group norm.

break from, challenge
be different from, deviate from, differ from, violate

above the norm, below the norm, over the norm
They want to discourage pay settlements over the norm.

norm for
On-screen editing has become the norm for all student work.

norm of
accepted norms of international law

a departure from the norm, a deviation from the norm, an exception to the norm
The new design is a departure from the norm.

the norm rather than the exception
In these areas poverty is the norm rather than the exception.

out of the norm (esp. AmE)
I saw nothing out of the norm.