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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The platform eliminates information silos by integrating portfolio management, trading, investment accounting, reconciliation, regulatory reporting, performance, compliance, and risk analytics in one unified system. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025 Similarly, plans to subordinate the West Bank Border Police to Ben-Gvir’s Ministry of National Security threaten to dismantle the unified command structure that has been instrumental in managing tensions in the occupied West Bank since 1967. Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025 The agreement allows all parties to move forward with a unified focus on advancing stock car racing and delivering exceptional competition for our fans. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025 But the trustee vote was unanimous, and no unified resistance has formed in the first 48 hours after the meeting. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025 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 18 Dec. 2025.

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