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as in concentrates
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 intensifies
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 consolidates
During deep sleep, the brain consolidates memories, restores its ability to learn and processes emotions.
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Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
For professionals who work with contracts, reports, invoices, or academic documents, PDF Agile consolidates essential PDF functions into a single lifetime license without ongoing subscription fees.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 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
Though Slavet was not well known around the state, his departure further consolidates GOP support behind Hilton and Bianco, probably adding to concerns among Democrats.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Commonly understood as a kind of optical binding agent, color consolidates the otherwise disjunctive syntactic elements of Caro’s sculpture into a unified whole.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
When a massive streaming platform consolidates even more TV shows and movies behind a single paywall, American families lose.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
For professionals who work with contracts, reports, invoices, or academic documents, PDF Agile consolidates essential PDF functions into a single lifetime license without ongoing subscription fees.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 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
Though Slavet was not well known around the state, his departure further consolidates GOP support behind Hilton and Bianco, probably adding to concerns among Democrats.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Commonly understood as a kind of optical binding agent, color consolidates the otherwise disjunctive syntactic elements of Caro’s sculpture into a unified whole.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
When a massive streaming platform consolidates even more TV shows and movies behind a single paywall, American families lose.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidates
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The second part of the month concentrates most of your challenges for the remainder of the year into just a couple of weeks.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Potency has skyrocketed, with herbal product THC levels rising from an average of 4 percent pre-2000 to 35 percent today, and concentrates reaching 90 percent THC.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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Belarus now imprisons 28 journalists as President Lukashenko intensifies a crackdown on press freedom.—
Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ogles' comments, made on the first day of House Republicans' annual week-long policy retreat in Doral, Florida, also came as the war in Iran rapidly intensifies.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Built around a compact semiconductor laser framework, the system integrates a multi-wavelength configuration operating across green, blue, and infrared laser bands.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Yoga teacher Katy Vanek integrates the animals into the flow of the class.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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One year, for example, the tour helped fund a picnic area accessibility project organized by the nonprofit For the Love of the Lake; this year’s beneficiary is White Rock Lake Conservancy, which preserves and enhances White Rock Lake Park.—
Kelley Bruss,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mimicking the qualities of a natural environment within a high-rise, the design enhances workplace well-being and fosters a connected experience.—
Adam Williams
March 06,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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Apple's Studio Display XDR merges the elite performance specs and reference-monitor cred of the 6K Apple Pro Display XDR with the smaller 5K form factor of the Apple Studio Display, at a more palatable price.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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Doing so merges two apertures — the narrow and the microscopic — into a wide-angle lens.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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Each year without the dead only deepens the furrow of their absence.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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As capabilities improve and adoption deepens, the researchers write, the red will grow to fill the blue.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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This Mercury-Jupiter trine unites your distant 9th house and your personal 1st house, since Jupiter’s currently in your sign.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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What unites these three shows, which are otherwise quite different, is psychologically astute character development.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Set in London and Spain, the story unfolds across six episodes — Wright directed the first three — and cleverly heightens the tensions sometimes experienced in in-law relationships.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Inflation The war only heightens the importance of the upcoming inflation data.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Consolidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidates. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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