CONSOLIDATES Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

consolidates

verb

present tense third-person singular of consolidate

as in concentrates

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control plans to consolidate several branches into one regional office

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as in intensifies

to make markedly greater in measure or degree another win would consolidate their hold on first place in their division

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Recent Examples of consolidates Billing consolidates through OpenRouter rather than a dozen provider accounts. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The leadership change at the film commission, a unit of foreign trade promotion agency Procomer, comes as new conservative populist president Laura Fernandez, who took office in May, consolidates her administration. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 In recent years, EA has undergone several rounds of layoffs as the gaming industry consolidates. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Instead of paying for several AI tools every month, this consolidates the entire stack into a single purchase. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 July 2026 Intended for hyperscalers and the like, the Kyber NVL144 rack consolidates 144 Nvidia chips into a single system that costs many millions of dollars. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 July 2026 The question is how long NBCUniversal itself will stay independent as Hollywood consolidates. — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 The relative setup for SPLV is naturally improving as the S & P 500 Index (SPX) consolidates. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Empower is a free personal finance app that consolidates all your financial accounts into one dashboard. — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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Dairy products including milk, cream, whey and milk protein concentrates.

— Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Boards and executives should be able to see how AI is being used, where the risk concentrates and how value is tracked without slowing every decision to a crawl.

— Patrick Pugh, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Over the coming years, NASA’s VIPER rover, the European Space Agency’s PROSPECT drilling package, and the Japan-India LUPEX rover are expected to arrive at the moon’s south pole, as the race to find water sources intensifies.

— Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
The challenge of proximity becomes more serious when a storm rapidly intensifies.

— Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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In addition to providing museum guests with more indoor space, the new location enhances the exterior, drawing people in with a yellow brick road and murals on the building’s outside walls.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
This combination of confidence, humility and emotional intelligence earns respect and enhances leadership impact.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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The partnership with Hispanic Executive merges media and events, creating a powerful ecosystem to inform and empower Latino executives and entrepreneurs.

— Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
El Secreto, a hidden speakeasy, merges cocktails and live music in a cinematic experience.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of merges

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Beavers tied it in the sixth off Fernando Cruz with an opposite-field drive to left — just to the right of where the wall out there deepens.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Leaders should ask whether a new location grows the customer base, deepens existing relationships, or increases purchase frequency or spending enough to offset channel substitution.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of deepens

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And while television unites us in the first place, Benson brings us together in a special way.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
College sports even unites Trump with the Senate majority leader he’s soured on lately; John Thune is a former college basketball player.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unites

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That heightens the importance of what Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh might say next week at the central bank's annual symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to calm bond investors.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
New figures show nearly two-thirds believe AI heightens the need for human discussion, a figure that jumps to 82% for critical decisions.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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