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
Even if their small military facilities, colloquially known as armories, had physically centralized fitness resources and equipment, many would be unable to take advantage of them.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
That the impact is so severe and so global underlines the fact that much of web hosting is centralized on Amazon.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
And it was centralized in the sulci — the grooves in the brain — where scientists believe cells are especially susceptible to harm.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 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
Contracts must be centralized and integrated with core systems for agents to be effective.
—Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All coordination is centralized in the human.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
By 1970, a pumpkin plant in nearby Eureka had closed, and operations centralized in Morton.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
That the impact is so severe and so global underlines the fact that much of web hosting is centralized on Amazon.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
And it was centralized in the sulci — the grooves in the brain — where scientists believe cells are especially susceptible to harm.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 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
Contracts must be centralized and integrated with core systems for agents to be effective.
—Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All coordination is centralized in the human.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
By 1970, a pumpkin plant in nearby Eureka had closed, and operations centralized in Morton.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralized
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After attorneys representing James filed a motion challenging Halligan's appointment as unlawful, Judge Walker ordered that the motion be consolidated with the already ongoing effort to disqualify her in the case against Comey.—
Pierre Thomas,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Once the data was collected and evaluated, it was consolidated and weighted within a scoring model.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite its scale, most of Nubank’s operations are still concentrated in Latin America.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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PepsiCo, Constellation Brands, Mondelez, Wingstop and Ross said Hispanic customers are spending less, particularly at stores concentrated in heavily Hispanic neighborhoods.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Like all East End Studios’ projects, the Sunnyside facility will be fully integrated with XR/VR infrastructure, including the capability to shoot on a virtual stage, and high-speed fiber connectivity with scalable production-level internet.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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England was also impressed by how Ortega-Jiménez and his colleagues integrated the effects of other forces, such as air resistance, with those of static electricity in the new research.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Centralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralized. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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