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as in to condense
to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances
prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup
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as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities
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as in to consolidate
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield
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as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface
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Recent Examples of concentrate
Those businesses that concentrate on making communication a priority may see improvements in their productivity and customer satisfaction.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Cases are concentrated in the Ituri province of northeastern DRC, a mining area experiencing ongoing conflict.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 18 May 2026
This latest report simply confirmed the scale of the write-down and demonstrated that the damage was concentrated around one major strategic gamble.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
Barrera stressed the importance of stability for students to concentrate and learn.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Cases are concentrated in the Ituri province of northeastern DRC, a mining area experiencing ongoing conflict.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 18 May 2026
This latest report simply confirmed the scale of the write-down and demonstrated that the damage was concentrated around one major strategic gamble.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
Barrera stressed the importance of stability for students to concentrate and learn.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentrate
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This interview has been edited and condensed.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity and length.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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For summer 2026, the former Premier Nightclub is being transformed into an 18,000-square-foot entertainment venue through a partnership with Big Night Entertainment, focused on concerts, nightlife, and live events year-round.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 May 2026
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The show, which was spotted by LateNighter, was structured like a classic late night show, albeit with a monologue focused on issues relevant to southern Michigan and interviews.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
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An unsettled gubernatorial contest In the gubernatorial race, none of the many Democratic candidates has been able to consolidate a sizable lead, creating a lingering apprehension that Republicans could somehow eke out a stunning upset in the biggest of blue states.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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The platform consolidates the entire process – from idea generation through to final export – into a single interface, eliminating the need to switch between different tools.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 May 2026
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That saving gets split roughly three ways among Cibus, the seed company and the farmer, and Cibus collects $20 to $30 per acre in royalties.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The crew’s mission is to track down three high-value bounties and collect cargo along the way.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Before the team’s departure, the staff gathered for a final walk-through.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Instruments and voices accumulate into immense, sustained, saturating dissonances, with a snare drum cutting through the tear-gas haze.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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Eco effort The hotel employs single-stream recycling and green housekeeping practices, and also has a green roof ecosystem to reduce the building’s heat load.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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New research suggests these medications, best known for managing diabetes and driving weight loss, may also reduce the severity of one of the most common and underdiagnosed sleep disorders in the country.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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Dongsheng noted the company’s ability to rapidly integrate intelligent driving technologies is supported by its Xuanji Architecture, a vehicle platform that combines electronic systems with core electrification technologies.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a couple miles away from HCT is the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE), a magnet high school that integrates cyber tech and engineering across academic disciplines.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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“Concentrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentrate. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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