as in consolidated
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 centralized
Contracts must be centralized and integrated with core systems for agents to be effective.
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Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All coordination is centralized in the human.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
By 1970, a pumpkin plant in nearby Eureka had closed, and operations centralized in Morton.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead of relying on third-party middleware or centralized off-chain services, some of these frameworks allow compliance features, such as KYC, audit logging and real-time controls, to be embedded directly at the blockchain level.
—Thiago Rüdiger, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The permitting process is now centralized in Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s office.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All coordination is centralized in the human.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
By 1970, a pumpkin plant in nearby Eureka had closed, and operations centralized in Morton.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead of relying on third-party middleware or centralized off-chain services, some of these frameworks allow compliance features, such as KYC, audit logging and real-time controls, to be embedded directly at the blockchain level.
—Thiago Rüdiger, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The permitting process is now centralized in Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s office.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralized
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The current epidemic of tariffs seemed to start out this way, but then consolidated and endured to the point of causing real economic damage.—
Mark Weisbrot,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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These observations and others were consolidated into his later book The Humane Interface, from which this article has already liberally quoted.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Payroll revisions for the year ending March 2025 showed a total downward adjustment of 911,000 jobs—much larger than expected—with most of the damage concentrated in the private sector.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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These outages, concentrated around military and industrial hubs, have tripled since June.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Rogaine is one of the most popular over-the-counter products powered by minoxidil—not to mention FDA-approved—at a high concentration crafted into a foam that can be integrated into your hair-care regimen with ease.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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There are several superstar cameos, and they’re nicely integrated into the movie’s slender plot.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Centralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralized. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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