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
The Imperial Senate is dissolved The Emperor dissolves the Senate, the last functioning remnant of the Republic, and moves to centralize powers under the planetary governors.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Those approximately 60 departures do not include staffing reductions in the parks themselves, or regional IT or human resources employees whose positions have been centralized to the Interior Department.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 May 2025
In units where reliability is the most important, for example, consider keeping power centralized.
—Stephanie Dillon, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Experimental special economic zones in southern China, large industrial parks where logistics and supply chains became centralized, were key to the transition into a relatively freer market.
—Nick Mordowanec
mandy Taheri
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Those approximately 60 departures do not include staffing reductions in the parks themselves, or regional IT or human resources employees whose positions have been centralized to the Interior Department.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 May 2025
In units where reliability is the most important, for example, consider keeping power centralized.
—Stephanie Dillon, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Experimental special economic zones in southern China, large industrial parks where logistics and supply chains became centralized, were key to the transition into a relatively freer market.
—Nick Mordowanec
mandy Taheri
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralize
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And so Thunderbolts* has oddly consolidated people’s idea of me as an actor.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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The case was later consolidated with two similar suits, Carter v. NCAA and Hubbard v. NCAA.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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These disruptions and the resulting symptoms like headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, balance issues, sensitivity to light and noise and personality changes can last minutes to days to even weeks and months.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Paris Baguette has 58 locations in California, mostly concentrated in the Bay Area and Southern California.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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Your broader focus should be on integrating systems in a seamless way that can evolve over time, as needed.—
Swapna Sathyan,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Moreover, Nintendo Switch Online is directly integrated into the Switch 2, allowing access to a large catalog of retro games.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
5 June 2025
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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