as in to spread (out)
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Recent Examples of decentralize
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.
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Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decentralize
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His administration first segregated the Post Office, which employed over half of the federal government’s Black employees—especially Black women.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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