consolidates

Definition of consolidatesnext
present tense third-person singular of consolidate

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Recent Examples of consolidates That’s the stage of sleep where the brain consolidates memory, repairs muscle and runs the nightly glymphatic cleaning cycle. John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 The Maps rollout is part of a broader restructuring Apple is calling Apple Business, which consolidates its existing suite of business tools—Apple Business Connect, Essentials, and Manager—into a single platform. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 The platform consolidates more than 20 leading AI models into a single interface, allowing users to run one prompt and instantly compare outputs side by side. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026 The film is being released as newsrooms shrink, the mainstream media consolidates and social media manipulates the meaning of truth. Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026 During deep sleep, the brain consolidates memories, restores its ability to learn and processes emotions. Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026 The company that makes reliable rockets first, and at a large scale, like SpaceX, wins contracts and consolidates its market share. Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026 Enroll in a debt management plan A credit counseling agency can work with you and your creditors on your behalf to establish a debt management plan, which consolidates your unsecured debt into a single, reduced monthly payment with lower rates and fees. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 Cornyn and Paxton will now spend the next three months in what may be a brutal fight while Talarico consolidates his resources. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidates
Verb
  • Where Farhadi concentrates on the script and the actors via images that are largely transparent and neutral, Haghighi truly thinks with the camera.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That process concentrates the liquid from about two percent sugar to the 66 percent sugar content needed to become maple syrup.
    Breana Pitts, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers have long recognized that climate change intensifies heat waves.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Chronic low back or sciatic pain that intensifies monthly may be treated as a musculoskeletal problem.
    Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The collaboration integrates drone operations into CommandCentral Aware, allowing dispatchers to deploy drones directly from command centers.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Spanning five floors, the destination integrates luxury retail with immersive experiences in art and food.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Jovy views emerging technology not as a replacement for creativity but as a tool that enhances it.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The transformation in Broward County proves that embracing innovation enhances safety.
    Ian Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At times, this merges with the physicality of the architecture, morphing into and informing it, as with the Guggenheim Bilbao.
    Norman Foster, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Philip kept going further, crossing into Lake County and past where I-294 merges with the Edens Expressway and becomes I-94.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile the airport crisis deepens.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Those words — simple, direct, enduring — carry the unmistakable weight of a lesson passed down from parent to child, one that only deepens in meaning with loss.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Houston Barbecue Festival unites many of the city’s top barbecue joints.
    Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Republicans and Democrats prioritize keeping gas prices low Keeping the price at the pump down is the rare goal that unites Americans in both major political parties.
    Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes these shifts are small, noticeable only to the character experiencing them, as when an impending hurricane heightens the narrator’s receptivity to the minor mysteries of humble objects.
    Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • And casting Sarah Michelle in that part heightens all of that.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026

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“Consolidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidates. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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