as in to consolidate
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
the company decided to centralize all of its operations at its Ohio plant
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Recent Examples of centralize
Nearly half the league’s teams now have their games produced by MLB itself, which has centralized streaming production.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Later that year, Ascension Wisconsin announced more cuts and closures, part of efforts to consolidate care to fewer hospitals and centralize specialized care to make better use of medical staff's time.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Park service sources and advocates describe all this as part of a broader effort to centralize communications from sub-agencies to the Department of the Interior.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
For much of the 20th century, leagues maintained tight control over brand image, because media channels were limited and communication was centralized.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Later that year, Ascension Wisconsin announced more cuts and closures, part of efforts to consolidate care to fewer hospitals and centralize specialized care to make better use of medical staff's time.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Park service sources and advocates describe all this as part of a broader effort to centralize communications from sub-agencies to the Department of the Interior.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
For much of the 20th century, leagues maintained tight control over brand image, because media channels were limited and communication was centralized.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralize
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During a special legislative session, the governor was authorized to consolidate neighboring municipalities whose combined population reached at least 15,000, creating a first-class city.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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In an environment of higher gas prices, consumers are more likely to consolidate trips and stay closer to home.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Why Hibernating Turtles Are More Like Sitting Ducks Every winter, most of the lake’s Northern map turtles concentrate in shallow-water clusters around one island in the middle of Opinicon Lake.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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These nanoframes, which are nanoscale metal structures with hollow, frame-like geometries, are of significant interest because of their unique ability to concentrate and manipulate light at very small scales.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The score is bigger and easier to read, the bases and count are brighter and stand out more against a darker background, and the design more seamlessly integrates the pitch clock as well as information like the batter’s exit velocity.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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One of the strategies for combatting climate change in the Tomorrow Garden is agroforestry, which integrates the cultivation of trees and crops together.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralize. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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