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 circuits that transmitted these communications were centralized.
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Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
That model was built around an assumption that security data needed to be centralized in one location for analysis.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Staffers were reassigned from existing departments as part of an effort to centralize project delivery expertise and improve coordination, according to a city spokesperson.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Anjali Shaikh, managing director and leader of Deloitte’s global CIO program, tells Fortune that all these C-suite leaders should control different elements of the enterprise technology agenda, but that coordination should be centralized.
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 May 2026
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Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
That model was built around an assumption that security data needed to be centralized in one location for analysis.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Staffers were reassigned from existing departments as part of an effort to centralize project delivery expertise and improve coordination, according to a city spokesperson.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Anjali Shaikh, managing director and leader of Deloitte’s global CIO program, tells Fortune that all these C-suite leaders should control different elements of the enterprise technology agenda, but that coordination should be centralized.
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralize
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Hilton, on the other hand, has consolidated a majority of the Republican vote with 59% to Bianco’s 29%.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Venture capital and private equity firms have backed egg freezing start-ups, and have bought up and invested in existing private and academic fertility clinics to consolidate them into giant networks.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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But the rally has become increasingly concentrated in a handful of heavyweight technology names, particularly memory-chip maker SK Hynix and electronics giant Samsung Electronics.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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These are staggering numbers amounting to 2%–3% of GDP, made all the more striking by how few hands they are concentrated in.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The new security will also integrate existing Stolen Device Protection rules, such as familiar network and location checks.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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