as in consolidates
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 centralizes
Koofr centralizes your existing accounts, including Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon, and OneDrive, giving you one hub for all your files.
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Rivermate’s platform centralizes these activities, providing organizations with a consolidated view of their international workforce and standardized processes across countries.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Local teams traditionally interpret every clock-in and absence according to domestic law, yet the engine now centralizes that logic and applies it consistently across jurisdictions.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
As an agency management platform, Epic centralizes an insurance agency's day-to-day operations, from policy administration and client data to commissions.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Based primarily out of Atlanta, the filmmaker centralizes communities which, prior to his 2005 breakout Diary of a Mad Black Woman, were not often showcased on mainstream multiplex screens.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Rivermate’s platform centralizes these activities, providing organizations with a consolidated view of their international workforce and standardized processes across countries.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Local teams traditionally interpret every clock-in and absence according to domestic law, yet the engine now centralizes that logic and applies it consistently across jurisdictions.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
As an agency management platform, Epic centralizes an insurance agency's day-to-day operations, from policy administration and client data to commissions.
—John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Based primarily out of Atlanta, the filmmaker centralizes communities which, prior to his 2005 breakout Diary of a Mad Black Woman, were not often showcased on mainstream multiplex screens.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centralizes
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Under a debt management plan, the credit counseling agency negotiates reduced interest rates and fees with your creditors and consolidates your payments into a single monthly amount.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The new process consolidates boarding positions from 11 to 10 and uses numbers instead of letters.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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This configuration concentrates heat for faster grilling while keeping meat juicy.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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What to read next The findings also show that water ice is not evenly distributed but instead concentrates in the densest regions of cosmic dust, which act as protective shields and block harsh ultraviolet radiation from nearby newborn stars and allow those fragile molecules to survive across eons.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Once these digital brains are battle-tested, AtkinsRéalis integrates them into industrial-grade robotic bodies, ready for deployment at energy facilities worldwide.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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At that level, decisions are evaluated through a broader strategic lens that integrates economic resilience, technological development, and geopolitical competition — narrow legal or economic considerations rarely determine the outcome.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Centralizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centralizes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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