as in to spread (out)
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This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025 -
Prison Culture Prisons in the United States are often informally segregated along lines of race, geographic background, religion, criminal history, and whether an inmate cooperated with authorities.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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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 10 Aug. 2025.
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