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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This is paired with 8 GB of unified memory, either 256 GB or 512 GB of SSD storage, and a Liquid Retina display. New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026 Apple lists only 8 GB of unified memory with no upgrade option. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026 The deal brings together Yeon Studios, BeLive’s enterprise microdrama delivery platform, and COL’s premium microdrama IP pipeline in a single commercial package – the first time, the companies say, that technology and content have been offered as a unified product in this space. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026 So Democrats will need to be totally unified and fired up to have a chance at winning. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.

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