as in consolidated
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
the company decided to centralize all of its operations at its Ohio plant
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Recent Examples of centralized
The administration has centralized permitting, with the implicit goal of halting projects, and even gone so far as issuing stop work orders to projects already underway.
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Justin Worland, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Once centralized, the real opportunity is to use data to personalize and involve fans.
—Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Contracts must be centralized and integrated with core systems for agents to be effective.
—Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All coordination is centralized in the human.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
By 1970, a pumpkin plant in nearby Eureka had closed, and operations centralized in Morton.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead of relying on third-party middleware or centralized off-chain services, some of these frameworks allow compliance features, such as KYC, audit logging and real-time controls, to be embedded directly at the blockchain level.
—Thiago Rüdiger, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The permitting process is now centralized in Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s office.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Justin Worland, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Once centralized, the real opportunity is to use data to personalize and involve fans.
—Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Contracts must be centralized and integrated with core systems for agents to be effective.
—Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All coordination is centralized in the human.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
By 1970, a pumpkin plant in nearby Eureka had closed, and operations centralized in Morton.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead of relying on third-party middleware or centralized off-chain services, some of these frameworks allow compliance features, such as KYC, audit logging and real-time controls, to be embedded directly at the blockchain level.
—Thiago Rüdiger, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The permitting process is now centralized in Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s office.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralized
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The bombshell case was later consolidated as part of a $400 million lawsuit against The New York Times, Lively and the actress' husband Ryan Reynolds.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Republicans quickly consolidated Democrats, Antifa, and trans people into one radical enemy.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our portfolio is deliberately concentrated in these mission-critical facilities, and our long-term, binding leases ensure that rental obligations remain in place.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Rather than being spread out, the debris produced by the shower’s parent comet, 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, is mostly concentrated at its center.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hello Sunshine Collective’s first two classes were integrated with the media company’s franchises including Reese’s Book Club, The Home Edit, Shine Away and The Bright Side, as well as new Gen-Z brand Sunnie; Sunnie will be the focus of collaboration with the 2026 cohort.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Andreessen echoed that sectors like medicine and law can’t be heavily integrated with AI yet due to regulations and licensing hurdles.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Centralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralized. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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