unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unified (audio)
Synonyms of unifiednext
: 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

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Instead of functioning as an isolated platform, this facility will link directly with existing exascale supercomputing units, federal data networks like the Energy Sciences Network, and data security programs to establish a unified computing environment. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026 Every event serves a distinct purpose, contributing to one unified objective—to be the strongest, most compelling golf platform in the world, for the benefit of our fans, partners and players. Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Would the federal government, which now pays roughly half of California’s health care bills through Medicare, Medi-Cal and various programs for federal workers, be willing to give the state those many billions of dollars for a unified system? Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 The company plans to merge ChatGPT and Codex into one unified agentic experience. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unified

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 30 Jun. 2026.

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