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unified

verb

Definition of unifiednext
past tense of unify
1
as in consolidated
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control will unify the several departments into a single operation

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2
as in combined
to come together to form a single unit the two labor unions unified in order to strengthen their bargaining position with the manufacturers

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Recent Examples of unified That December, in response to the discovery, a plan was presented to move the small-dog park and shift Atlantic Boulevard, a main thoroughfare along the coast, north so the entire gravesite could be unified into a green space. — Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 They've been unified on talking about health care, what the American people want. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 The major Vegas casinos, even those without sportsbooks, are unified against sports on prediction sites. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 The Cuban won flyweight gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and later unified the WBA and IBF featherweight titles, and this is his bare-knuckle debut. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Following the military conquests initiated by Genghis Khan in 1206, the Mongols unified vast territories stretching from the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the Persian Gulf and the Danube River, creating the largest contiguous land empire in history. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 In almost unprecedented fashion, the world's leading tech execs have unified in opposing any potential ban. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 31 July 2026 In January, Disney unified all of its marketing departments under Asad Ayaz, leading to some cuts in those areas. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 Many of our region’s greatest accomplishments have emerged because people from different disciplines, organizations and perspectives have unified to solve problems no single institution could solve alone. — Pradeep Khosla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unified
  1. consolidated
  2. combined
  3. integrated
  4. united
  5. concentrated
  6. fused
  7. merged
Verb
  • While that’s happening, our industry is being consolidated into these corporate monoliths that are run by people like Larry Ellison, and Larry Ellison is a radical conservative idealogue.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The stock ran up to $82 earlier this year, pulled back, consolidated, and has now crept back up to that same level.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • That pair, combined with the wider structure and personnel around them, ensure Leeds do not collapse when home sides like Brighton, predictably, lay it on thick.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of combined
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  • Dating, shopping, algorithmic feeds, ad networks, AI-powered glasses—Facebook (and other social networks like it) became integrated into our entire lives.
    — Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In 1947, Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, yet by 1955, Little League in the South remained segregated.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of integrated
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  • With a top manager in place, and a dressing room united behind him, the building blocks are all there for a positive year.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And, despite some disquiet at Xi’s massing of power and reluctance to lay out a succession plan, the Party seems sufficiently institutionalized and united around key objectives to navigate some future turbulence in leadership transition.
    — Ben Bland, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • But cricket’s finances and influence have increasingly concentrated around India, England and Australia, creating an unequal playing field.
    — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The male loneliness epidemic has become something of a buzzword, though research shows that loneliness is about equal across genders, and concentrated among younger people.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of concentrated
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  • Tommy Hilfiger knows his way around prep, and this capsule gives the classics — from cable knits and varsity jackets to denim and chinos — a timely refresh, in the form of sharper proportions fused with archival touches.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Last year’s Ninja Gaiden 4 from Team Ninja and PlatinumGames fused a demanding combat sandbox with a dynamic resource meter that actively rewarded high-level play.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fused
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  • In the years since, in a post-pandemic, post-DEI, corporately merged Hollywood, there are fewer Asian-centric worlds.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Plans for a merger were discussed and on June 3, 1984, the congregation merged to become Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church, the release said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
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