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consolidated

verb

Definition of consolidated

past tense of consolidate

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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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 Eventually, the lawsuits were consolidated into one, according to court documents. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Jeanie prevailed in the dispute and further consolidated her control of the organization. — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 When it was set up, in 2003, the DHS consolidated the functions of 22 existing agencies into one. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 As other archives have consolidated under fewer owners, higher prices are being demanded for the use of footage. — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 The infrastructure around collectibles, and sports collectibles in particular, has consolidated since the pandemic. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 These increases in wait times occurred as healthcare systems in the US have consolidated and expanded, funneling more patients to centralized, high-volume treatment centers, particularly academic institutions. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026 Because both companies belong to the Libolon group, the July update consolidated their reimbursements under Libolon. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 Facing declining enrollment and tightening budgets, the district closed or consolidated nine schools this summer. — Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2026

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By Sunday evening local time, around 720,000 homes remained without power, with the most severe outages concentrated in parts of the US Northeast and Midwest.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Graphite remains a major vulnerability in the battery supply chain, with more than 93% of global supply concentrated in China, according to Coreshell.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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Earlier in the week, Prokudin said that Russia has intensified attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, which is about 70% under Russian control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
The legal challenge intensified an unusually public dispute over how AI can be used in warfare and mass surveillance.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of intensified

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It's already deeply integrated into the European framework, partly through its membership of the European Economic Area, which gives the volcanic island access to the EU's single market without requiring full membership.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
The advanced weapon features AV’s 20kW-class LOCUST LWS integrated on the General Motors Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) platform–a significant advancement in mobile, frontline C-UAS capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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For daily family casual gaming scenarios, the M7SG is equipped with exclusive Game Mode Plus and enhanced Game Bar, supporting VRR variable refresh rate and ALLM automatic low-latency mode.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
Meta agreed to impose changes including a default two-hour daily time limit for teens across Facebook and Instagram, muted notifications during school hours, and enhanced parental controls, with more updates potentially on the horizon.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

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Dow and DuPont combined their agricultural divisions into Corteva, while China National Chemical Corporation bought Syngenta, then merged it with Sinochem’s farm assets.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
His acquittal was overturned and the case was merged with that relating to the coup attempt.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of merged

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The intervention of Allied troops on the White Russian side in the Russian Civil War deepened Bolshevik paranoia, and Bolshevik leaders concluded that hostile powers would always seek to destroy Russia by cultivating internal enemies.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Israel and Greece have deepened defense ties in the last decade.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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