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 Last year, Planned Parenthood of Michigan closed its Marquette, Petoskey and Jackson health centers and consolidated its two Ann Arbor locations. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Marcus's biggest client consolidated its supply chain and walked. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The Bristol Parkway building, where TikTok consolidated its Los Angeles operations in 2020, spans 120,000 square feet with studios and murals and can accommodate roughly 1,000 workers. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Some of the schools will be consolidated with others in the area. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Saturday’s victory was Inter Miami’s sixth in a row and consolidated its position in second in the Eastern Conference, two points behind leaders Nashville. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 26 July 2026 In snapping up the English- and Spanish-language rights to the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cup, the streamer effectively consolidated the events under one media roof. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026 If a governor who is recalled early in the first half of their term, before the nomination period in their second year in office, voters would choose a replacement candidate in a special election consolidated with that primary. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidated
  1. concentrated
  2. intensified
  3. integrated
  4. enhanced
  5. merged
  6. deepened
  7. combined
  8. heightened
Verb
  • Over time, much of the market concentrated around a small group of chipmakers, operating-system providers, cloud platforms and device manufacturers.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The attacks have concentrated on gas stations close to the front lines – and within easier reach of Russia’s attack drones.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of concentrated
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  • That has only intensified debate about the direction of the party.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That increase has already led to more sunny day flooding, intensified rainfalls and hurricanes, reflected in higher and higher insurance premiums.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of intensified
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  • Like any metropolis, Roku City has advertising on billboards, but brands are also integrated into the screen saver.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The rapid appearance of multiple Gerbera variants over the past year suggests that new capabilities can be integrated with relatively minor changes to the underlying airframe.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of integrated
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  • For more than a decade now, European and indeed American politicians have known that real, fake, enhanced, or context-free pictures of migrants jumping fences will immediately create a wave reaction.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The passing of 30 years has only enhanced the appeal of the group’s Nashville detour, shifting attention from the incongruity of Ween cutting a country record to the joyous chemistry between these old pros and young punks.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of enhanced
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  • The company was formed through a transaction in which digital compute platform Hut 8 offered its cryptocurrency mining fleet to a new entity that merged with Gryphon last September, inheriting Gryphon's legal liabilities and the PPP dispute.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT Work, a task-completion agent, and merged the standalone Codex app into the ChatGPT desktop app.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of merged
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  • The stock rose more than 1% after the steelmaker deepened a technology partnership with Microsoft.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Albums of new material followed, showing that Askew’s briny voice and cynically whimsical songcraft had only deepened with age.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 July 2026
Definition of deepened
Verb
  • Stir flour mixture into banana mixture until just combined; stir in pecans.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Jase Bowen hit his first major league homer, Ty France drove in three runs and three San Diego Padres pitchers combined on a two-hitter Friday night in a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of combined
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  • Investor concerns were also heightened by the strong stock market debut of Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies, some analysts say.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The sweltering weather heightened worries about the survivors as rescuers braved the heat.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of heightened

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