consolidated

verb

Definition of consolidatednext
past tense of consolidate
1
as in concentrated
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control plans to consolidate several branches into one regional office

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2
as in intensified
to make markedly greater in measure or degree another win would consolidate their hold on first place in their division

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Recent Examples of consolidated The district attorney’s office is requesting a jury trial and the two cases are expected to be consolidated for a single trial, according to WTAE. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 That tells you that this is not consolidated at all, and there is not much vertical integration. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 In 2024, they were reinforced and consolidated by the University of California and California State University to regulate when, where and how students can protest on campus. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The district this summer closed or consolidated nine public schools — many of them anchors in underserved communities — and has cut its operating budget. — Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 With the crowded primary field now cleared, the candidates have consolidated their bases. — Caroline Soler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 During the 19th century, factories and processing plants brought raw materials together in unprecedented quantities and consolidated their unwanted residues in the same sites. — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Daimler consolidated its Michigan and Texas offices into a 60,000-square-foot site at 13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 500, in the 10-story Boyle Building. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 In April, Disney planned to eliminate as many as 1,000 roles, as D’Amaro consolidated its enterprise marketing division, CNBC reported at the time. — Sarah Whitten,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidated
  1. concentrated
  2. intensified
  3. integrated
  4. enhanced
  5. merged
  6. deepened
  7. combined
  8. heightened
Verb
  • In my view, the root cause is corporate power—the way modern corporations are owned, governed, and permitted to organize markets and politics to their own advantage—and how relentlessly that power has concentrated over the past 50 years.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In recent weeks, the gains made by the index have been highly concentrated, with the S&P 500 hitting new highs even as more of the 500 stocks that comprise the benchmark hit new lows than highs individually.
    — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of concentrated
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  • The whispers about their similarities intensified on the announcement of the engagement of Crown Prince Hussein, son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, to Rajwa in August 2022.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The deaths came as Indonesia intensified efforts to combat forest and land fires that have worsened this year as El Niño intensifies a prolonged dry season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensified
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  • Pan Yan The substance is integrated into a transparent, medium-sized insert designed to fit onto a garbage bin lid.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The disruption hit myriad services provided by Yandex, a tech giant akin to Google whose services are deeply integrated into daily life in Russia and whose digital infrastructure other third-party platforms rely on.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of integrated
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  • The dining room is enhanced with wainscoting, a chair rail and large windows set off by impressive crown moldings.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Food is one of the true pleasures of life, and often part of our enjoyment comes from flavors enhanced by salt.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhanced
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  • The verticality of these works can be seen as an aspirational self-portrait in which destruction and rebirth are literally and metaphorically merged.
    — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The campus in question had already been closed and merged with another by the time the takeover was announced, but Morath said many of the district’s schools were struggling.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of merged
Verb
  • People reported that tensions between the brothers deepened after Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Abiy’s persistent calls for sovereign access to Eritrea’s Red Sea port of Assab have alarmed Eritrea and deepened the rift.
    — KHALED KAZZIHA, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of deepened
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  • By 2015, New Atlas was covering innovations such as the Diamond Hotend, which combined three filament feeds into a single nozzle, although even that approach could produce waste towers when changing colors.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The gusty offshore winds combined with very warm and dry conditions will maintain Red Flag Warnings for most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Saturday.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • Russia also faces growing costs at home from Ukraine’s long-range strikes, which have disrupted energy and commercial infrastructure and heightened public anxiety over a prolonged war.
    — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks in the Black Sea have also heightened fears about global food security, as Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exports of grain.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of heightened

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“Consolidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidated. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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