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
The Vision Council along with the United Opticians Association and many other industry organizations and charitable partners are centralized here to provide a key location for knowledge and opportunities.
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Thomas Waller, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
Yum! Brands’ larger execution to centralize their U.S. headquarters for their restaurant portfolio, which includes Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill alongside the aforementioned, to two locations: Irvine, California and Plano.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The company is closing HSN’s campus in St. Petersburg, Fla., and is centralizing operations with QVC’s Studio Park in West Chester, Pa.
—James Manso, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s never been this much music available to this many listeners; the ecosystem for discovery shouldn’t feel this fragile or be this centralized.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Waller, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
Yum! Brands’ larger execution to centralize their U.S. headquarters for their restaurant portfolio, which includes Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill alongside the aforementioned, to two locations: Irvine, California and Plano.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The company is closing HSN’s campus in St. Petersburg, Fla., and is centralizing operations with QVC’s Studio Park in West Chester, Pa.
—James Manso, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s never been this much music available to this many listeners; the ecosystem for discovery shouldn’t feel this fragile or be this centralized.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for centralize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralize
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The move consolidates the company’s fast-food admin into two global headquarters, with the other one in Irvine, Calif., housing Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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This approach would consolidate viewership bases and open up international markets.—
Nafees Alam,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps that will be what Bradley and defensive coordinator Robert Saleh concentrate on this offseason — figuring out blitz packages that mesh with their defensive system.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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As wealth concentrated into fewer hands during the pandemic, places like the United Arab Emirates, for example, with its low-to-no-tax set-up became a popular refuge.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The decade is lushly integrated into the storyline, a soft focus and sepia tones bring an air of nostalgia to the fore as the sets and cast recreate the trappings of a gritty Madrid, 1979.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Also at the University of Chicago, NORC is part of a consortium that last year received a $53 million, 10-year grant to better integrate the use of evidence and data into USAID programs.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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