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 Schiff’s announcement — delivered in the middle of a Republican National Convention, where Republicans have appeared unified and Trump’s former rivals in the party have lined up behind him — shows that is not the case. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024 The latest: Numerous top Colorado Democrats, including U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, as well as Gov. Jared Polis, reacted with unified calls condemning political violence and sending well wishes for Trump's recovery. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 14 July 2024 Since Democrats lost the House two years ago after failing to pass much of Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, Sanders has pushed Biden to promise the public that material economic benefits would follow if Democrats regain unified control of Washington. Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 13 July 2024 This process would have to begin with a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, one in which Israel agrees to end its occupation of Gaza and let a unified Palestinian Authority govern over both Gaza and West Bank. Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unified 

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jul. 2024.

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