as in to consolidate
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
we will need to polarize all of the fractious environmental groups into a united front if we hope to win on this issue
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Recent Examples of polarize
The president has selected Harmeet K. Dhillon, a conservative lawyer from California, to run the Civil Rights Division, one of the most important, and politically polarizing, units in the department.
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Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Americans recently endured another grueling election season, offering plenty of reminders of just how polarized the U.S. has become.
—Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
Judging by social media, the course also seems to be polarizing with some fans as well, though McNealy and Rai both questioned why.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet even with a comfortable Electoral College victory and his party in full -- albeit narrow -- control of Congress, the incoming president remains a polarizing figure, with nearly as many detractors as supporters.
—Will Weissert, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Americans recently endured another grueling election season, offering plenty of reminders of just how polarized the U.S. has become.
—Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
Judging by social media, the course also seems to be polarizing with some fans as well, though McNealy and Rai both questioned why.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet even with a comfortable Electoral College victory and his party in full -- albeit narrow -- control of Congress, the incoming president remains a polarizing figure, with nearly as many detractors as supporters.
—Will Weissert, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2018 Forrester research report, over 90% of organizations want to consolidate their underlying technology platform for all business applications.—
Ambuj Kumar,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump used the criminal cases against him and growing immigration concerns to consolidate the support of his base, while inflation created an environment that could help a Republican take the presidency back.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The Stargate plan was designed to capitalize on an already-strong U.S. position in AI, uniting the biggest American names in the industry, like SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle and MGX.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The festival unites a global community of artists, thought leaders, and organisations to explore its central theme, The Tree of Life: A Love Letter to Nature, alongside the enduring values at the heart of PhotoVogue.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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They are primarily concentrated in Hawaii, but also in California including in San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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That growth was mostly concentrated in the Southeast, including the Philly region.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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Now, the biggest obstacle to ending that autonomy and integrating the SDF into a Syrian national force is the United States.—
Halil Karaveli,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Feb. 2025
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The complaint further notes that, in order to do so, Amazon allows its SDK, called Amazon Ads SDK, to be integrated into a variety of apps, like NewsBreak and Speedtest by Ookla, without consumers’ consent.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Jan. 2025
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Tobias [Søborg] took an old Siberian tribal language and merged it with ancient Mayan.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2025
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Last spring, Google merged the Android and hardware teams and brought them under Osterloh’s leadership.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Polarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarize. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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