concentrated
Americanadjective
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applied with all one's attention, energy, etc..
their concentrated efforts to win the election.
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clustered or gathered together closely.
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treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid.
concentrated orange juice.
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Etymology
Origin of concentrated
First recorded in 1680–90; concentrate + -ed 2
Explanation
Things that are concentrated have been gathered together in the smallest possible bunch. If you use a concentrated cleaning product, you might need to mix it with water before using it. Concentrated often refers to a liquid solution that's very strong, but it can describe anything that's condensed into one area. When you finally clean your bedroom, you’ll have to pick up the clothes that are scattered everywhere so they’re concentrated in the closet. Concentrated can also mean that something is very focused. When your room looks great, it's because you really concentrated on the cleaning.
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Example Sentences
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Both imports from China and robot adoption had fairly negative displacement effects that were long-lasting, because they were sudden and the jobs they impacted were concentrated in certain local labor markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
You can see that the fund was heavily concentrated in its three largest holdings as of April 30 — Taiwan Semiconductor, SK Hynix and Samsung.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Under Wilson, WashU has developed a reputation for making large, concentrated bets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The Ebola outbreak is concentrated in three provinces of eastern DR Congo, an area roughly the size of the United Kingdom, much of it rural, remote and difficult to reach.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
He concentrated, instead, on studying barnacles, writing papers on geology, dissecting sea animals, and tending to his family.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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