as in to consolidate
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 centralize
State emergency officials have launched an online Wildfire Relief Information page to centralize updates on assistance and resources for those affected.
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Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 21 Feb. 2026
Academic instructional coaches serve as teachers for teachers, but their jobs in Louisville are being cut and centralized as JCPS addresses its budget deficit.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
The change will help keep government services centralized, Engleman said.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The market was built in 1940 to centralize local merchants, and that original purpose still holds.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 21 Feb. 2026
Academic instructional coaches serve as teachers for teachers, but their jobs in Louisville are being cut and centralized as JCPS addresses its budget deficit.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
The change will help keep government services centralized, Engleman said.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The market was built in 1940 to centralize local merchants, and that original purpose still holds.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralize
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The move came as Iranian officials named Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new religious and political authority, consolidating control over the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and other hardline groups.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2026
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The company that makes reliable rockets first, and at a large scale, like SpaceX, wins contracts and consolidates its market share.—
Svetla Ben-Itzhak,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Russell let the rest of Taylor-Joy's long hair fall in loose, barely there waves, with most of the curl concentrated just at the ends for movement and swish factor.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2026
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The geyser has an acidic chemistry, but the acid is not concentrated, according to the USGS, which compared its water to having a similar acidity to orange juice or vinegar.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Eyal noted that Palo Alto continues to see strong demand for security vendors with a unified platform ecosystem, which integrates multiple security functions, particularly network security, SASE (secure access service edge), endpoint and SIEM (security information and event management).—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Many Gulf desalination plants are physically integrated with power stations as co‑generation facilities, meaning attacks on electrical infrastructure could also hinder water production.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralize. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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