How to Use consolidate in a Sentence

consolidate

verb
  • The two funds will consolidate into one.
  • Rebel forces have consolidated their hold on the region.
  • The administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position.
  • Let the snow consolidate for an hour or more, until it is set up hard enough to form snowballs.
    Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
  • But that should not be asked of a project with such young players — Flick’s team need to consolidate themselves first.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In the past Planned Parenthood did consolidate some clinics but has no plan to do that again, Gibron said.
    Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2023
  • That could push some of these districts to consolidate.
    Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Since the ceasefire, the Houthis have consolidated their control over most of northern Yemen.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The Pentagon pulled out some troops and consolidated the rest at bases in Agadez and Niamey.
    Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The events supplier will consolidate three locations in the area into the new space.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The Green New Deal crowd pushes them to consolidate power.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, experts say, there’s evidence that Putin has used the war to further consolidate power, at least in the short term.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Roku also plans to consolidate office space and limit new hires to trim costs.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Capture and consolidate all product feedback and requests from users in the app.
    Marty Labelle, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But the Church and the Pope will not agree to return the child, to consolidate an increasingly wavering power.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 May 2023
  • This includes efforts to make payments on the loans or attempts to consolidate their debt.
    Jacqueline R. Evans, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Bottom line: Stocks could consolidate to end 2024 before scaling new heights in the new year, based on UBS’ outlook.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Many consumers are turning to such loans to consolidate their credit card debt and lock in lower rates.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The Arakan Army used the lull in fighting to consolidate more territory.
    Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The mining companies that broke ground in LaSalle County in the 2000s have merged and consolidated.
    Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The new plan to consolidate Chambers County Schools will have to be approved by a federal judge.
    al, 5 May 2022
  • Absorbing the Green Party's portion of the votes would serve to consolidate Harris' shaky lead.
    Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • They’re expected to be consolidated into one case and heard in state court next year.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Fighting in the Kyiv region has slowed during the summer as Russian forces consolidate power in Ukraine's east and south.
    Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2022
  • The act also consolidates the number of tire program districts to four.
    Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2023
  • Proposing a budget cut in half to department heads meant each sector of the crew had to find creative ways to consolidate resources.
    Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Routes have been consolidated; pick-up and drop-off times have been pushed earlier and later.
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The deal, worth $2.18 billion, would merge two of the largest publishing houses in the country, and further consolidate the industry.
    Michela Moscufo, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The high school closed in 1961, consolidated with Liberty and Brownsville into Short High.
    The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2023
  • The district is already in the process of consolidating some schools and planning for future renovations and replacements.
    Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025

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