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
Created in the 1940s to centralize federal real estate and procurement, the GSA is central to how the government manages its office footprint.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Cloud migration helps centralize data, enabling faster insights and better decision making.
—Devang Pandya, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Cloud migration helps centralize data, enabling faster insights and better decision making.
—Devang Pandya, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralize
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However, secretive and unregulated practices by PBMs, which are heavily consolidated, have led to a chorus of drug manufacturers, pharmacists, and government regulators calling for more oversight.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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All spending was re-evaluated, vendor contracts renegotiated, staffing reduced and space consolidated to save maintenance costs.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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These concerns stem from high levels of speculative investment—totaling hundreds of billions of dollars—in artificial intelligence with few manifest payoffs, as well as the market’s top-heavy structure, with significant value concentrated in a handful of AI-bullish tech stocks.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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In a dressing room, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end concentrates while practicing carrying his then-girlfriend during the Tortured Poets Department section of the three-hour show, with the scene cutting to the couple re-enacting it in full costume on stage.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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The results come at a time when thousands of schools are opting to integrate financial skills into their curriculum, while at the same time, reading levels among students have hit all time lows.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralize. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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