CONCENTRATES Synonyms: 181 Similar and Opposite Words

concentrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of concentrate

as in condenses

to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup

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as in focuses

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities

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as in consolidates

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us

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as in collects

to bring together in one body or place concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield

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as in gathers

to come together into one body or place recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities

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as in accumulates

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface

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Recent Examples of concentrates Roast halves cut side down rather than boiling them, since roasting concentrates the sugars and cuts moisture. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Violent crime concentrates in poor neighborhoods, and largely because of our history, Black Americans are far more likely than white Americans to live in them. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 But the power this concentrates in the hands of one corporation and person – SpaceX and Musk – has raised alarm bells. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 But the latest release — though unlikely to materially affect the results of the upcoming election — once again concentrates attention on Tinubu’s time in the US. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Just as a still concentrates a large batch of weak liquid into a smaller batch of strong stuff, AI distillation condenses a big model into a smaller one that, ideally, acts like the original. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 That further concentrates power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Those concentrates can be up to 13 times stronger than morphine, and users risk addiction, liver damage, and seizures— or worse. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026 Dehydration during hot flashes concentrates sweat and intensifies its smell. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

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Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version.

— Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Headway condenses nonfiction and fiction books into 15-minute summaries that make key ideas easier to fit into your schedule.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of condenses

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The announcement focuses on production, highlighting the importance of delivering advanced weapons in sufficient quantities alongside developing their capabilities.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The Georgetown initiative focuses on descendants of slaves sold by Georgetown’s Jesuit priests to slaveholders in Louisiana.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of focuses

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The system consolidates processing capabilities that previously required several cards, helping reduce a spacecraft’s electronics footprint.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
For a compatible computer that needs both Windows and Office, the bundle consolidates two core purchases without adding monthly fees.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026

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The new book also gathers behind-the-scenes photos from the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, which returned to theaters for a limited engagement in 2023.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Atlas Workshops is one prong of Marrakech’s Atlas Programs banner, which gathers the professional initiatives of the Marrakech International Film Festival.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathers

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Rocks and plants The first method measures beryllium-10, an isotope that accumulates in the top few centimeters of rock that is exposed to the sky.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Research has demonstrated the importance of initiating appropriate treatment early in the course of disease, before neurological damage accumulates.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of accumulates

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The anti-immigrant movement reduces kids to constitutional hypotheticals and demographic statistics.

— Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
That gives Jaylen Warren a favorable matchup and reduces the need for Aaron Rodgers to force throws downfield.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduces

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The practical benefits will depend on how the Navy integrates the system into its logistics and operational procedures.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an ultrathin, flexible electronic mesh that integrates with living human heart cells and converts their mechanical movements into electricity.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026