unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unified (audio)
: brought together as one
Although police subculture is often treated as a unified and coherent whole, it is, in fact, riven by conflict and contradictions in normative orders.Steve Herbert
For the rebels, loss of these bases was not only tactical but also factional: members of what had been considered a unified ethnic group and the core of the rebel movements in Burma could no longer maintain their group integrity.Curtis N. Thomson
As it is, the fact of a single unified sovereignty ensures that these regions must remain persistently stunted relative to those of central Japan.Jane Jacobs
In fact, our culture is not one unified system but rather consists of competing systems …Thomas McLaughlin

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By offering a unified framework that natively supports Wi-Fi, Thread and Ethernet while accommodating other IoT protocols through network bridging, Matter aims to simplify the consumer experience, ensuring smart home devices work regardless of the brand or platform. Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Facing a coordinated and long-planned Republican effort to remake government and fire tens of thousands of federal workers, Democrats have struggled with a unified response. Jonathan J. Cooper, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 This model has 16GB of unified memory and three years of AppleCare. Apple 2024 MacBook Pro: on sale for $3,128 (10% off) Original price: $3,478 Save $350 on the powerful and efficient 2024 MacBook Pro with M4 Max, 14-core CPU. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Without a unified institutional communication strategy, misinformation spreads unchecked. Nuo Chen, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unified

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unified was in 1859

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“Unified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unified. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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