unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unified (audio)
Synonyms of unifiednext
: brought together as one
Although police subculture is often treated as a unified and coherent whole, it is, in fact, riven by conflict and contradictions in normative orders.Steve Herbert
For the rebels, loss of these bases was not only tactical but also factional: members of what had been considered a unified ethnic group and the core of the rebel movements in Burma could no longer maintain their group integrity.Curtis N. Thomson
As it is, the fact of a single unified sovereignty ensures that these regions must remain persistently stunted relative to those of central Japan.Jane Jacobs
In fact, our culture is not one unified system but rather consists of competing systems …Thomas McLaughlin

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China’s objective is not to fracture the Western alliance outright, but to prevent the consolidation of a fully unified and enduring Western front. Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026 Last month, a unified opposition swept Orbán's party in a landslide. Frank Langfitt, NPR, 13 May 2026 Future phases will introduce support for agentic workflow interaction and allow buy-side tools and agents to leverage the unified attribution signals from the CAPI to further automate and optimize video investment. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 May 2026 Álvaro Carreras was also said to be involved in a minor incident, indicating the first-team is far from unified during these testing times. Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unified

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unified was in 1859

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“Unified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unified. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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