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
This new division centralizes everything from product definition and R&D testing to final operations, streamlining the path from public trials to market deployment.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
The circuits that transmitted these communications were centralized.
—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
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
The circuits that transmitted these communications were centralized.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralize
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The health and wellness building consolidates all campus student health services and, for the first time, adds a UCSD Medical Group office offering primary care services to faculty and staff.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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The tool consolidates service requests and operational oversight in an enterprise environment across combatant commands, military services and defense agencies.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Jongno's gay bars are concentrated on the more discreet second-floor levels overlooking Pocha Street, above the heterosexual rabble.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Junior Ezra Nelson, who concentrates on water polo, emerged as a strong sprint freestyler and relay anchor.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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Our blood and muscles became integrated into the machines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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But to me they were always integrated, the comedy and the drama and the emotion and the outrageousness of it.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralize. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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