DECENTRALIZED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

decentralized

verb

past tense of decentralize

as in spread (out)

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Weddings in the area are traditionally segregated by gender, and on Tuesday evening, roughly 150 women were gathered in the house, while the men held a separate celebration in another building about 50 yards away, Mallahi said.

— Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Not long ago, millions of people like them could have been segregated in institutions.

— August 21, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

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