centralizing

present participle of centralize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of centralizing The top of the table Synergies come with pairing sports teams, from centralizing operations to selling sponsorships across multiple clubs. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The city identified centralizing homelessness services under a new department as a priority in its 2026 strategic plan. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Ethiopia, the world’s largest landlocked country, has been torn apart over the past decade by the divergent goals of ethnic political groups seeking to keep the country decentralized, and the centralizing crusade of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026 Facilitating rapid response to shifting market signals, Brandix has built a production ecosystem that goes from raw materials to retail-ready garments, centralizing capabilities for agility. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Yet centralizing sensitive histories from multiple hospitals creates an attractive intelligence target. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Welch has floated the notion of centralizing human resources operations in the House. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Max and Ben ask Eli how soon your morning routine will change, which platforms are most exposed to AI disruption, and whether centralizing everyone’s attention was actually a mistake. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026 Any plan for data retention policies remains troublingly unclear, and there’s seemingly been no privacy impact assessment weighing the privacy implications of centralizing so much sensitive data in the White House, the Guardian reported. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralizing
Verb
  • Part of that mission is consolidating as many of the princess’ possessions as possible.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The industry already is consolidating and that will accelerate.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Such weapons can threaten several targets within the affected zone rather than concentrating their effects on a single point.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The composition slips in and out of deliberation, a tableau of buckets and plates concentrating energy, which the lighter detritus then loosens and disperses.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • BCome provides the full picture by integrating the data into the garment’s life cycle assessment and accounting for impacts of earlier stages in the supply chain.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As mentioned above, Teams accounts do not include single sign-on (SSO) capabilities or support for integrating with other business software such as Okta or OneLogin.
    — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Centralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralizing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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