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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

Amazon said this week its plan to regionalize its warehouse network had paid off.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

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

Apart from Arizona, he said Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington State were also starting to regionalize cardiac arrest care.

From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2010

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

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

At the same time, Amazon is switching to a more regionalized fulfillment network focused on keeping products close to customers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

The rules are fairly accommodating, in order for the events to field more teams in a sport that is highly regionalized.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

The Sounders haven’t played New York City since July 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the league regionalizing games until this season.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022

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

This process of regionalizing investment and production, which largely dispenses with Europe and America, has now been accelerated by China’s rise as a manufacturing power.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 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

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