unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unified (audio)
: brought together as one
Although police subculture is often treated as a unified and coherent whole, it is, in fact, riven by conflict and contradictions in normative orders.Steve Herbert
For the rebels, loss of these bases was not only tactical but also factional: members of what had been considered a unified ethnic group and the core of the rebel movements in Burma could no longer maintain their group integrity.Curtis N. Thomson
As it is, the fact of a single unified sovereignty ensures that these regions must remain persistently stunted relative to those of central Japan.Jane Jacobs
In fact, our culture is not one unified system but rather consists of competing systems …Thomas McLaughlin

Examples of unified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Unified Visibility: Users can secure devices across their environment with unified visibility into adversary activity on endpoints and network via the Falcon platform's single console. Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024 Park staff are working to protect the fireflies and their habitat so their populations can thrive, and so scientists can unravel the secrets of their unified blinking. Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024 The unified Reich idea most likely references history that precedes the foundation of the Third Reich, when Hitler came to power in 1933. Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 The company, with the help of PwC, recently transformed its legacy finance and HR systems into a unified solution with Workday (a CFO Daily sponsor). Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for unified 

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unified was in 1859

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“Unified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unified. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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