consolidated

Definition of consolidatednext
past tense of consolidate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consolidated While Xi has consolidated his grip on power, analysts say the plenum will offer him an opportunity to further align what Chinese officials do with what Beijing wants. — Kanis Leung, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026 When aviation outgrew the Commerce Department, Congress consolidated oversight into a single independent agency in 1938 and then again in 1958 under the FAA, which moved quickly to strengthen air traffic management and safety rules. — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 To deal with declining enrollment and the resulting budget hits, the school board closed or consolidated nine different public schools over the summer. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Other programs will need to be consolidated or closed, particularly when employers hire applicants without a college credential or prefer candidates with a bachelor’s degree. — Kathleen Plinske, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 What followed was an astonishing period in which almost all British chain bookselling consolidated itself under one man. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The Ogdensburg Declaration of 1940 and the 1941 Hyde Park Declaration consolidated and formalized the strategic economic and military cooperation between the two countries and set the foundations for future collaboration. — Stefano Tijerina, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 In 2015, the PLA created the Strategic Support Force, a now defunct organization that consolidated China’s space, cyber, and electronic warfare missions, with the aim of accelerating the country’s space progress. — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidated
Verb
  • The departures concentrated in September 2025, when the administration's incentive programs for resignation and early retirement took effect.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • More than 450 spots concentrated on the Westside have been lost, forcing parents to seek out limited licensed spots.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Saturday's demonstrations marked the culmination of a push that intensified earlier this month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And since then, the trend toward a Democrat sweep has intensified.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Still, around 42% of marketers (linked in the Mediaocean research above) say that getting good quality data (or being able to access it) is a major obstacle, and only 10% have all their ad technology systems fully integrated.
    — Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond that, there are software giants like Adobe and Salesforce that have integrated with Anthropic's Claude assistant.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In May 2026, Anthropic disclosed that more than 80% of the code merged into its production codebase was written by Claude, up from single digits when Claude Code launched in February 2025.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The singer’s dress hailed from the Australian brand’s spring 2026 bridal collection, and merged that quintessential bridal feel with red-carpet-ready elements.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The friction has deepened since co-founder Reed Hastings stepped away from management, handing the reins in January 2023 to Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, who share the job of chief executive.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The crisis at Manchester United deepened with a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth in the Premier League, while Italian champion Inter Milan needed two goals in stoppage time to regain the Serie A lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Killer identified The search for answers stretched across decades, combined with false confessions, arrests, convictions and appeals before DNA and ballistics evidence identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Atwell, Mumpfield and Whittington have combined for only 13 receptions this season.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Tensions were heightened earlier this month when Houthis struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, leaving more than a dozen dead.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Against a largely black palette, flashes of alarm red and bubblegum pink heightened the collection’s apocalyptic ethos.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Consolidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidated. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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