as in empire
a group of businesses or enterprises under one control
the huge media conglomerate owns TV and radio stations, a cable company, and a movie studio
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as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river
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Recent Examples of conglomerate
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Previously, the administration used the executive order to sanction GAESA, the conglomerate run by Cuba’s armed forces that controls about 40% of the country’s economy, Cuba’s state energy company, CUPET, and other Cuban mining companies in joint ventures with foreign companies.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Allan Smith,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
The vision of the commission is clear in a diagram for the War Department that sought to streamline the bureaucracy, conglomerating the existing 18 divisions into eight.
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Laura Ellyn Smith,
The Conversation,
9 May 2025
Made By History,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
As its rivals increasingly conglomerate to exert pressure against it, the West is often forced to ignore the flaws of its allies.
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Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Another was the support of their parent conglomerates, enabling them to finance many of their releases.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Previously, the administration used the executive order to sanction GAESA, the conglomerate run by Cuba’s armed forces that controls about 40% of the country’s economy, Cuba’s state energy company, CUPET, and other Cuban mining companies in joint ventures with foreign companies.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Verb
Media conglomerates Disney and Paramount have also made strategic financial decisions to win more favorable treatment from Trump and his administration.
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Allan Smith,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
The vision of the commission is clear in a diagram for the War Department that sought to streamline the bureaucracy, conglomerating the existing 18 divisions into eight.
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Laura Ellyn Smith,
The Conversation,
9 May 2025
Adjective
Simultaneously, a series of conglomerate takeovers of local manufacturing plants led to waves of re-structuring and cost-cutting: factory jobs no longer seemed quite so stable.
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Made By History,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
As its rivals increasingly conglomerate to exert pressure against it, the West is often forced to ignore the flaws of its allies.
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Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerate
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In what is now the desert Southwest, Velarde was born among the remnants of the Spanish empire and lived under the flags of Mexico and Texas; briefly, the Confederacy, though his family opposed it; and finally, under the stars and stripes of the United States of America.
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When religion is made to serve the work of empire rather than the work of liberation, something has gone grievously wrong.
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As the finalists from each state move on to the 'Best Pet in Nation' round of the Pet Lovers' Choice Awards, the team at USA TODAY Pets has gathered all the finalists, runner-ups and third place pets from each region.
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Hundreds of people have gathered throughout the week to carry posters, shout slogans, and sing.
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The military held a similar security strip from 1985 until 2000, before withdrawing after years of steady casualties, a toll that is accumulating once again.
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.
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It is usually made of plastic or composite material, though some are metal like your VW.
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The usual method of composite manufacturing produces sturdy and durable parts, but is hampered by lengthy pre-planning and expensive mold costs.
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Ecuador fans from all over have converged to see their team play, photos show.
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In many ways, the TOC is similar to the control centers of modern global enterprises—where integration, cybersecurity, AI, and operational discipline – delivered by hundreds of technology service providers, converge to help drive performance at scale.
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Up until now, Rodrigo’s style reflected that musical predilection, with the singer’s rotation of plaid miniskirts and platform boots often landing as a hybrid mix between Gwen Stefani and Cher Horowitz.
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The hybrid seller is the new standard.
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The United States and Iran have agreed to meet in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday for further discussions, according to another US official.
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Sources told Axios that both sides agreed to halt attacks on each other and meet in Qatar on Tuesday to resolve differences over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
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“Conglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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