unified

adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unified (audio)
Synonyms of unifiednext
: 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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Since 2024, the company has accelerated development of embodied intelligence systems by integrating robot hardware, core components, perception technologies, AI decision-making engines, motion-control algorithms, and software ecosystems into a unified framework. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026 No unified clinical guideline for IF in women currently exists. Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 Israel considers all of Jerusalem to be its unified capital and says residents are treated equally by law. Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Legal organizations in San Francisco are seeing the development of those resources in Concord as an opportunity to create a unified legal aid system once more. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 June 2026 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 13 Jun. 2026.

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