polarize
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Synonyms
center, centralize, compact, concenter, concentrate, consolidate, unify, unite
Antonyms
decentralize, deconcentrate, spread (out)
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Naming ships after politicians—some still living—has become more politically fraught as U.S politics has increasingly polarized. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Navy Is Buying Two Carriers at Once for a Big Discount," 4 Feb. 2019 Axios American politics has grown more polarized over time. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "Donald Trump is actually a very unpopular president," 23 July 2018 What is happening could be an expression of a deep sensitivity to a dark chapter of the city’s history that’s bubbling up as the rest of the country, too, becomes more politically polarized. — Washington Post, "Violent protests again draw attention to Portland, Oregon," 10 June 2018 What is happening could be an expression of a deep sensitivity to a dark chapter of the city's history that's bubbling up as the rest of the country, too, becomes more politically polarized. — Fox News, "Violent skirmishes between Antifa, right-wing activists draw national attention to Portland, Oregon," 9 June 2018 Theresa May’s leadership is uncertain, and the future of the United Kingdom is in question, leaving its population polarized. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Queen Elizabeth Just Made a Powerful Statement for a Troubled Time," 25 Jan. 2019 Several studied the fundamental identity divisions further polarizing and dividing the United States, while another focused specifically on the dark sides of social media’s influence on politics. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "The 9 thinkers who made sense of 2018’s chaos," 27 Dec. 2018 Is that now a vestige of a bygone era, because things are so brutally partisan polarized? — Fox News, "Bill Bennett on McCain, warts and all," 27 Aug. 2018 Long before the net, media played a key role in polarizing the nation into red versus blue, black versus white, 99 percent versus 1 percent. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "Twitter finally draws a line on extremism," 14 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'polarize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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