unified

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adjective

uni·​fied ˈyü-nə-ˌfīd 

: brought together as one

Although police subculture is often treated as a unified and coherent whole, it is, in fact, riven by conflict and contradictions in normative orders.

—Steve Herbert

For the rebels, loss of these bases was not only tactical but also factional: members of what had been considered a unified ethnic group and the core of the rebel movements in Burma could no longer maintain their group integrity.

—Curtis N. Thomson

As it is, the fact of a single unified sovereignty ensures that these regions must remain persistently stunted relative to those of central Japan.

—Jane Jacobs

In fact, our culture is not one unified system but rather consists of competing systems …

—Thomas McLaughlin

unified

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past tense and past participle of unify

Examples of unified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The amendment would consolidate those seven commissions into a single unified Neighborhood Appeals Commission. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Even with the unified effort, both Moore’s and Willis’ looks retained their individuality. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Airlines manage crew, cargo, maintenance and passenger operations as separate departments, meaning a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) warning, weather event or geopolitical disruption hits each of them independently with no unified response. — Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

But much of that balance was restricted or designated for specific purposes, and the district’s chief business officer warned that its unrestricted reserves remained well below the statewide average for unified school districts. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1859, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing unified

• grand unified theory

Rhymes for unified

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide