CENTRALIZE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

centralize

verb

ˈsen-trə-ˌlīz

Definition of centralize

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 full council, meanwhile, has agreed to review its relationship with LAHSA and the county, and to study creating a new department to centralize homelessness oversight. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Other leagues are increasingly discussing centralizing their local media rights sales, with the possibility of bundling them together on a streaming service such as Amazon Prime Video, DAZN, ESPN, or YouTube. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The overloaded model could centralize expertise, but at the cost of quality and sustainability. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Welch has floated the notion of centralizing human resources operations in the House. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for centralize

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In other cases, families will be consolidated in a single location.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
On the other side, a more moderate camp senses a chance to consolidate Iran’s gains in talks that have made little progress.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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Instead of deploying its full humanoid robot, Phoenix, Sanctuary is now focusing on a hardware-agnostic approach, integrating its AI into existing industrial robots.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Together, the three companies will assess whether advanced nuclear reactors can be safely and competitively integrated into floating infrastructure.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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