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
The commission’s investigators did flag that the film distribution market would become overly concentrated due to Paramount’s longstanding joint venture with Universal, which goes under the name United International Pictures. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 July 2026 That is, three to four times more concentrated than a regular cup of coffee. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Verb
Hiring has been heavily concentrated in sectors like healthcare, social assistance, private education over the last year or so. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Instead of relying on exaggerated destructive tests, Titaner has concentrated on the relationship between the blade, edge angle, handle shape, and the force applied by the user. New Atlas, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for concentrated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentrated
Adjective
  • Watson joins a rich constellation of auteurs who have previously presided over the Sarajevo jury in past editions, including Mike Leigh, Jeremy Irons, Asghar Farhadi, Ruben Östlund, and Mia Wasikowska.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
  • Quinoa is also rich in fiber, as well as magnesium, iron, folate, and potassium, per Zinn.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • And that, the imperfections of both these teams, and the sense that absolutely anything could happen in Atlanta, is another reason to think that England versus Argentina — at 3pm ET (8pm BST) on Wednesday — should get your undivided attention.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Each year when Wimbledon rolls around, tennis fans crane their necks and watch their TV screens with undivided attention for a glance at the Royal Box, anxiously awaiting if Kate Middleton will be in attendance.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Their accounts below have been translated from Cantonese and condensed and edited for clarity.
    New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • This interview has been edited and condensed for concision and clarity.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
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  • His work as an attorney was focused on government waste and fraud.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • As much as the Dolphins will be focused on the run as an offense, the defense should pay the same attention – if not more.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • According to the think tank InSight Crime, the alliance between these factions was one of the main reasons the Sinaloa cartel consolidated itself as one of the most powerful in the region.
    Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The message is sometimes shared with borrowers when student loans are consolidated or transferred to new companies — even when the person still owes money.
    Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 20 July 2026
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  • Closer Aroldis Chapman collected seven saves in the 15-game stretch.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Unlike LLMs like ChatGPT, which can parse the virtually boundless internet, robots need manipulation data collected in the real physical world, which is costly and difficult to scale.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026
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  • On Sunday, several hundred people gathered at a park in Grandview to honor and remember Blair and Wells and to hold Marchbanks in their thoughts.
    Eric Adler July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • And on a Thursday afternoon blanketed in wildfire smoke, a small crowd gathered to see one in particular.
    Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • After creating videos, some of which have accumulated millions of views across platforms, Badger earned representation from Digital Brand Architects, or DBA, a creator-management company, which was acquired by United Talent Agency.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • By the time crews arrived at the scene, somewhere between 3 and 4 feet of water and mud had accumulated in the theater, engulfing all of the ground floor seats and rising to the height of the elevated stage.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

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“Concentrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentrated. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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