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regionalize

American  
[ree-juh-nl-ahyz] / ˈri dʒə nlˌaɪz /
especially British, regionalise

verb (used with or without object)

regionalized, regionalizing
  1. to separate into or arrange by regions.


Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of regionalize

First recorded in 1920–25; regional + -ize


Example Sentences

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“The U.S. has signalled a four- to five-week campaign, Iran is seeking to regionalize the conflict and the crucial Strait of Hormuz chokepoint is effectively shut,” Tradu.com’s Nikos Tzabouras says in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

“The best way out is to regionalize and see how we can do ministry peacefully and do ministry within our context, our culture,” Knight said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

Labor shortages continue, for instance, and the rush to regionalize supply chains has increased demand for commodities in many parts of the world.

From Reuters ● May 18, 2023

By further concentrating power in the South, it will further regionalize a sport that hasn’t felt truly national since USC was building a mini-dynasty in the mid-aughts.

From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2021

They’re going to regionalize the officials and do everything they can to keep them from traveling on airplanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2020

The company said it aims to double its market share through a regionalized portfolio with electrified and all-electric cars, as well as third-generation hybrid models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Around twelve years ago, Pasca had just developed a way to turn stem cells into three-dimensional tissues that would later be known as regionalized neural organoids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2025

In 2018, Juventus took advantage of a change in Italian soccer’s rules and started to field a youth team, now rebranded as Juventus Next Gen, in the country’s regionalized third tier.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

What began on New Year’s Eve in 1907 as a promotional stunt for the New York Times has multiplied and regionalized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2023

The research — and the public concerns — come as Amazon plans to expand its warehouse network and moves toward a regionalized model to speed up deliveries by storing products closer to customers’ homes.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

Some leagues such as the KingCo Conference, which is aiming for a March 1 return to practice, are finalizing safety protocols and contemplating regionalizing competitions instead of dividing into the traditional Class 4A/3A/2A tiers.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2021

Supporters say regionalizing the grid would make it easier and cheaper to deploy renewable energy across the western United States.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2018

Cal-ISO spokeswoman Anne Gonzales said regionalizing the grid operator would improve management of all electricity resources in California and other Western states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2017

Going forward, Woods hopes to establish more partnerships with minor league baseball teams like the Brooklyn model, add more sponsors and look at regionalizing to reduce the costs of air travel.

From Forbes ● Dec. 4, 2014

Faced with tight budgets, many communities across the country are considering regionalizing their police departments, along with other services like firefighting, libraries and schools.

From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2012

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