centralize
verb (used with object)
to draw to or gather about a center.
was centralizing
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past progressiveof centralize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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She said she was centralizing crew schedule and staffing under a new resource planning team, led by Ryan St. John, who previously worked in financial planning.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2022
The magic was centralizing social-media technology more than inventing it.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 16, 2013
The spirit of the times was centralizing management before any mechanical changes of a revolutionizing character had been devised.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various
