as in consolidated
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 centralized
Direct bus service from the Westside to SoFi Stadium is centralized around the downtown Santa Monica World Cup service station.
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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
Future-proof leaders understand that intelligence distributed across a room is more valuable than intelligence centralized in one person.
—Mary Hemphill, Forbes.com, 28 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
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
In the years since, the California State University and University of California systems have also centralized their digital learning activities on the same system.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller called for a shakeup in the US central bank’s operations, arguing that key functions should be centralized and subject to less consensus-building among its 12 regional reserve banks.
—Amara Omeokwe, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
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
Future-proof leaders understand that intelligence distributed across a room is more valuable than intelligence centralized in one person.
—Mary Hemphill, Forbes.com, 28 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
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
In the years since, the California State University and University of California systems have also centralized their digital learning activities on the same system.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller called for a shakeup in the US central bank’s operations, arguing that key functions should be centralized and subject to less consensus-building among its 12 regional reserve banks.
—Amara Omeokwe, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralized
Verb
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Some of the institutions will be consolidated with others nearby.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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After Biden conceded to the critics who grew louder after the debate, Vice President Kamala Harris quickly consolidated the party elite’s support, including an endorsement from the then-president.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Netflix executives are known to be keen to see how users engage with linear channels, though the company also expects much of the viewing to be concentrated on TF1’s on-demand content.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Rather than sprawling across multiple disconnected venues, the experience is intentionally concentrated within walkable zones—hotels, beachfront stages, nightlife venues, and yacht departures all stitched together within South Beach’s compact geography.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Once a specialized capability, AI is now being seamlessly integrated into systems and embedded in nearly every domain.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Brookside will be fully integrated into Untitled, with Gerson Saines joining as a partner in the New York office and Brookside’s two managers Laura Wilkinson and Tess Citron also making the move to the new company.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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“Centralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralized. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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