be concentrated
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: to be mainly found (in a place)
The population is concentrated near the coast.
Power was concentrated in the hands of a few rich men.
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The main band of rain on Friday will be concentrated in the North Bay, moving south during the afternoon and weakening, the Weather Service said.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The bacteria Clostridium botulinum are more likely to be concentrated in the viscera than in any other part of a fish.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Medium- and lower-density housing would be concentrated on more residential streets farther from the SDSU campus.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
The name is a nod to low Earth orbit, a region of space that’s within 1,200 miles of Earth’s surface and where Amazon’s satellite constellation will be concentrated.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The bacteria Clostridium botulinum are more likely to be concentrated in the viscera than in any other part of a fish.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Medium- and lower-density housing would be concentrated on more residential streets farther from the SDSU campus.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
The name is a nod to low Earth orbit, a region of space that’s within 1,200 miles of Earth’s surface and where Amazon’s satellite constellation will be concentrated.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for be concentrated
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“Be concentrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20concentrated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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