as in to spread (out)
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Recent Examples of decentralize
Will the attacks on Iran accelerate the push to decentralize global companies?
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
As brands worked to decentralize their sourcing footprint, Vietnam quickly emerged as one of the first alternative destinations, alongside countries such as Egypt and Madagascar.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
China’s support for elections beginning December 28, 2025, aims to decentralize power from coup leader Min Aung Hlaing and enable a civilian-fronted government acceptable to the international community, potentially accelerating trade and securing Belt and Road projects.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Initiatives once discontinued, like the Reunião com o Setor dialogue series, have resumed, and there are ongoing efforts to decentralize production beyond Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
—Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Launched in 2019, Bittensor is an open-source protocol designed to decentralize machine learning by incentivizing participants to contribute computing resources, datasets, and AI models to the network.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
As brands worked to decentralize their sourcing footprint, Vietnam quickly emerged as one of the first alternative destinations, alongside countries such as Egypt and Madagascar.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
China’s support for elections beginning December 28, 2025, aims to decentralize power from coup leader Min Aung Hlaing and enable a civilian-fronted government acceptable to the international community, potentially accelerating trade and securing Belt and Road projects.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Initiatives once discontinued, like the Reunião com o Setor dialogue series, have resumed, and there are ongoing efforts to decentralize production beyond Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
—Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
Launched in 2019, Bittensor is an open-source protocol designed to decentralize machine learning by incentivizing participants to contribute computing resources, datasets, and AI models to the network.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decentralize
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There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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But these Brown and Black immigrants were usually segregated into dilapidated apartments in the region’s oldest housing stock.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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It must also be dealt with spatially and collectively, meaning that it must be deconcentrated.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
26 Sep. 2019
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From Nixon to Clinton, Republican and Democrat administrations alike have woefully underfunded an agency that remains one of the few federal efforts that focuses on the daunting task of deconcentrating poverty.—
Valerie Stahl,
Slate Magazine,
11 Jan. 2017
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“Decentralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decentralize. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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