centralized

past tense of centralize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of centralized And where critical infrastructure in China is centralized and controlled by the state, in the United States it is owned and operated by a diverse array of private actors with varying levels of cyberdefense. — Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026 The buying and marketing teams of Saks and Neiman’s have been centralized, while Bergdorf’s maintains its own team. — David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The Hoosier cabinet is a freestanding kitchen workstation and storage area that centralized and sped up food preparation. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 But they’re endowed with a fundamentally different intelligence, one shaped by a separate evolutionary path and defined by a nervous system that’s distributed throughout their bodies rather than centralized like that of the brains of most animals. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026 Only 14% of enterprise leaders have centralized content management in place. — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The versatile dock eliminates the clutter from the wall outlet and keeps everything centralized. — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 Direct bus service from the Westside to SoFi Stadium is centralized around the downtown Santa Monica World Cup service station. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 There would be a 50/50 split in revenue between the league and players, and all local media revenues would be centralized. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralized
Verb
  • Daimler consolidated its Michigan and Texas offices into a 60,000-square-foot site at 13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 500, in the 10-story Boyle Building.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In Brazil, the success of the franchise was consolidated with the premiere of its third season this year.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has found an overall slowdown in hiring in recent years, but not specifically concentrated in entry-level jobs with higher AI exposure.
    — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • While Gutenberg and Richter focused primarily on theory, Benioff concentrated on instrumentation.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Systems that previously could not communicate—such as those demonstrated in Grafenwoehr—were integrated into a common operating picture in a matter of days.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Burners and combustion chambers are already commonly manufactured with the technology, meaning the injection system could potentially be integrated directly into those components.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Centralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralized. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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