as in to spread (out)
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Recent Examples of decentralize
When Independent Creators Can Build At Studio Scale As production costs collapse, the economics of storytelling begin to decentralize.
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C.m. Rubin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Dwiggins has been vocal about his opposition to the push to decentralize listings.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Will the attacks on Iran accelerate the push to decentralize global companies?
—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
The Nixon administration designed the CDBG in 1974 as part of its effort to decentralize federal anti-poverty programs, folding eight categorical grant programs into a single block grant run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
—Tyler Turman, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 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
C.m. Rubin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Dwiggins has been vocal about his opposition to the push to decentralize listings.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Will the attacks on Iran accelerate the push to decentralize global companies?
—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
The Nixon administration designed the CDBG in 1974 as part of its effort to decentralize federal anti-poverty programs, folding eight categorical grant programs into a single block grant run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
—Tyler Turman, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decentralize
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At the Irvine Bowl, the lawsuit argues, wheelchair-accessible spaces are clustered in only three areas of the steep hillside amphitheater, with one cluster completely segregated from the rest of the seating.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Ishikawa herself worked in one of the bars that served Black soldiers, at a time when most establishments were segregated.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 May 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 10 Jun. 2026.
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