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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Bob Dylan wrote that song during a dark time in American history, when civil rights marchers were being brutally beaten in the streets, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 seemed unlikely to survive unified Southern opposition in the House of Representatives. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026 Its Ten-Point Plan calls for a secular democratic republic, a non-nuclear Iran, gender equality, separation of religion and state, a free-market economy, peaceful coexistence with the world, and recognition of the rights of Iran’s diverse nationalities within a unified country. Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026 Taken together, the two platforms suggest traders currently see Democrats as favorites not just to win the presidency, but to potentially secure unified control of Washington. Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 The new, unified program will integrate both sign language and oral language education methods. Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unified

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Apr. 2026.

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