Definition of concentratednext
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as in undivided
not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern when you get a private conference with that financial adviser, you get nothing but his concentrated attention

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concentrated

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verb

past tense of concentrate
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as in focused
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 accumulated
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 concentrated
Adjective
California is home to some of the highest household incomes and most concentrated holdings of financial assets in the US, particularly in Silicon Valley. CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Freed said the amount of construction taking place in such a concentrated area has made accidents a growing concern. Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
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Kenya has only a small number of electric safari vehicles in operation, concentrated in the Mara, and a handful of other conservation areas, and the concept is attracting larger safari operators. ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 But cricket’s finances and influence have increasingly concentrated around India, England and Australia, creating an unequal playing field. Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concentrated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentrated
Adjective
  • All are worth a visit, but my personal favorite is La Vara, which blends Jewish and Moorish influences to honor Southern Spain’s rich culinary history.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In this Dutch drama series based on Noort’s bestselling novel, four rich and glamorous couples are living the dream—until one of them dies in a mysterious house fire.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Lots of undivided attention, positive reinforcement, love, affection, and pride when my kids were successful.
    Lauren Gelman, Parents, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The following morning, Greenland was still there, still demanding my undivided attention.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This interview was edited and condensed from two conversations.
    Tiana DeNicola, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • To remember also how extremely condensed this period of time is.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Maui could record up to 8 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center said, but officials in the state are also focused on the storm’s impacts on the island of Kauai.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This has been another summer of multiple key players being sold to help balance the books, with incomings focused on free agents and loans.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While that’s happening, our industry is being consolidated into these corporate monoliths that are run by people like Larry Ellison, and Larry Ellison is a radical conservative idealogue.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The stock ran up to $82 earlier this year, pulled back, consolidated, and has now crept back up to that same level.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • The pattern has been skewed by higher incomes collected by those in the higher echelons of wage workers, like corporate chief executives, entertainers and professional athletes.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Schlumberger also collected the early, experimental landscape triptych by Paul Cézanne from his famed fresco Paysage romantique aux pêcheurs (1862–64), originally for the artist’s family estate in southern France known as Jas de Bouffan.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Working closely with its wholesale technology team, Arc’teryx refined its order workflows, gathered feedback directly from dealers and observed the buying process to understand where retailers were encountering obstacles.
    Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Delaware is the partial exception, exempting income accumulated for out-of-state beneficiaries, Teal said.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The forces of destruction accumulated through the Second World War.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Concentrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentrated. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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