as in consolidating
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 centralizing
During her tenure, lawmakers approved enabling laws that allowed Chávez to rule by decree across broad sectors, effectively weakening the separation of powers and centralizing authority in the presidency.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
This year, the company has been centralizing its operations, including folding its marketing for entertainment, sports and experiences into a single division that reports to Asad Ayaz, its chief marketing officer.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
County officials said the funding will boost anti-human trafficking efforts and expand services for survivors of domestic violence by centralizing support at the Family Justice Center, which launched in May last year, while also adding two criminalists to reduce forensic testing backlogs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The new model aims to consolidate existing contracts while centralizing detention operations nationwide.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
By centralizing identification, communication, and processing, the platform can create opportunities for operational resources to shift toward service delivery rather than paperwork.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
These bills focus on centralizing regulatory power at the state level, specifically to protect religious exercise and streamline certain property and business regulations by preventing local governments from imposing stricter rules.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Instead, CIOs should focus on centralizing guardrails while allowing variation within them.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That involves centralizing cash through techniques (like sweeping) and mechanisms (like cross-border collateral), in line with a global marketplace’s ability to facilitate the fluid movement of supply and demand across different countries and languages.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
This year, the company has been centralizing its operations, including folding its marketing for entertainment, sports and experiences into a single division that reports to Asad Ayaz, its chief marketing officer.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
County officials said the funding will boost anti-human trafficking efforts and expand services for survivors of domestic violence by centralizing support at the Family Justice Center, which launched in May last year, while also adding two criminalists to reduce forensic testing backlogs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The new model aims to consolidate existing contracts while centralizing detention operations nationwide.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
By centralizing identification, communication, and processing, the platform can create opportunities for operational resources to shift toward service delivery rather than paperwork.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
These bills focus on centralizing regulatory power at the state level, specifically to protect religious exercise and streamline certain property and business regulations by preventing local governments from imposing stricter rules.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Instead, CIOs should focus on centralizing guardrails while allowing variation within them.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That involves centralizing cash through techniques (like sweeping) and mechanisms (like cross-border collateral), in line with a global marketplace’s ability to facilitate the fluid movement of supply and demand across different countries and languages.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralizing
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Cost-containment measures, like consolidating software licenses and reusing expensive sets rather than continually tearing them down, were put in place.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The program is meant to optimize the transit network by consolidating duplicative routes and increasing service and frequency on corridors with high ridership.—
Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
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Packing involves concentrating like-minded voters into fewer districts, or into a single district, to minimize their overall impact across multiple districts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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As a pair of smart glasses aimed at hard-of-hearing users, the Captify Pro delivers a focused and functional experience by concentrating almost entirely on live captioning and translation.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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The deployment marks one of the service’s latest steps toward integrating unmanned systems into everyday missions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The trick is integrating them during the remodel, rather than bolting them on after a fall.—
Amy Kunst,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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“Centralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralizing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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