conglomeration
noun
con·glom·er·a·tion
kən-ˌglä-mə-ˈrā-shən 
ˌkän-
1
: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
2
: something conglomerated : a mixed mass or collection
Examples of conglomeration in a Sentence
a conglomeration of shops and restaurants
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Survival of the mid-major programs depends on breaking out and forming their own conglomeration.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the festival, experts have spoken about the effect of conglomeration and amalgamation of power by a few uber-wealthy figureheads, and how grassroots movements in journalism can inspire documentarians to survive in the near future.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
In the 1980s, the Motown label finally succumbed to the conglomeration trend in the music industry.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Middlemen forms a trio with Mark McGurl’s The Program Era (2011), which examines the rise of MFAs, and Dan Sinykin’s Big Fiction (2023), which follows the effects of publishing’s conglomeration.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Throughout the festival, experts have spoken about the effect of conglomeration and amalgamation of power by a few uber-wealthy figureheads, and how grassroots movements in journalism can inspire documentarians to survive in the near future.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
In the 1980s, the Motown label finally succumbed to the conglomeration trend in the music industry.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for conglomeration
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“Conglomeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conglomeration. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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conglomeration
noun
con·glom·er·a·tion
kən-ˌgläm-ə-ˈrā-shən, ˌkän-
1
: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
2
: something conglomerated : a mixed coherent mass
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