unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unified (audio)
: 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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The Mac Studio with M4 Max starts with 36GB of unified memory and can host up to 128GB, while the M3 Ultra Mac Studio considerably increases that capacity. Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025 Sorin noted challenges with posting ads and searching for new collaborators, employees, and services without a unified platform that offered multiple solutions, all in one place. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Her rebuttal comes at a time when Democrats are struggling to present a unified opposition strategy to Trump. Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025 Keen to such maneuvers, Powell wanted to send a message that the days of inter-service rivalries and airing of grievances were over: Only a unified mindset would be tolerated. Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unified

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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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 12 Mar. 2025.

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