as in to consolidate
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
we will need to polarize all of the fractious environmental groups into a united front if we hope to win on this issue
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Recent Examples of polarize
Embrace using the show to send a post-inauguration message, as Lady Gaga did about trans people and Alicia Keys did about the demonization of diversity and DEI, or avoid polarizing subjects, as host Trevor Noah has done before and continues to do in his Grammys role?
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Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Dating has always involved financial choices, and today’s daters are faced with making these choices under increasingly polarizing, uncertain economic conditions.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
This suggests limited room for pursuing polarizing policies.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Musk, the world's richest man and a close ally of Trump, has become a polarizing figure in U.S. politics and has used his X platform to push far-right political movements.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Dating has always involved financial choices, and today’s daters are faced with making these choices under increasingly polarizing, uncertain economic conditions.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
This suggests limited room for pursuing polarizing policies.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Musk, the world's richest man and a close ally of Trump, has become a polarizing figure in U.S. politics and has used his X platform to push far-right political movements.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polarize
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The Green New Deal crowd pushes them to consolidate power.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The district is already in the process of consolidating some schools and planning for future renovations and replacements.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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But, as White has telegraphed in interviews, the uniting theme is also the least conducive to the juicy schadenfreude that’s animated the previous installments.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fox’s score bug At least Fox discovered one thing that united the nation: a universal hatred of its Super Bowl score bug.—
Paul Sullivan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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Such an effort to concentrate authority in an all-controlling executive has a striking parallel in Europe: the remaking of Hungary under its longtime prime minister, Viktor Orban.—
BÁLINT MADLOVICS,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Arguments in favor of this seem to concentrate on people’s inability to adapt to reality in regard to commuting to work, sleep problems, etc.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Also at the University of Chicago, NORC is part of a consortium that last year received a $53 million, 10-year grant to better integrate the use of evidence and data into USAID programs.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The decade is lushly integrated into the storyline, a soft focus and sepia tones bring an air of nostalgia to the fore as the sets and cast recreate the trappings of a gritty Madrid, 1979.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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More precisely, the team behind the simulation discovered that binary black hole pairs formed in dense star clusters first align their spins before coming together and merging.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Abrams, herself the author of multiple romance novels under the pen name Selena Montgomery, says that the VOW for Girls campaign merges her love for the genre with her passion for social justice.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Polarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polarize. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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