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## normalizeMap() function
> Warning: This API is now obsolete.
>
>
Normalize a map-like of values into a dict of lists of strings.
Signature:
```typescript
export declare function normalizeMap(map: MapLike): Dict>;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| map | [MapLike](./js-utils.maplike.md)<unknown> | |
Returns:
[Dict](./js-utils.dict.md)<Array<string>>