as in merger
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency
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Recent Examples of consolidation
There's heartburn in the Terre Haute area as school consolidations come to Vigo County after thousands of students have left the area in recent years.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
After that, the country has just been drifting, through multiple iterations of Admiral Ratsiraka’s reign, which inspired those of Ravalomanana and Rajoelina in its concentration of power, and specifically the extreme consolidation of presidential power.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
Numerous human rights organizations have highlighted his case as an example of the country’s authoritarian rule and president Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The Trump Administration, though, has been upfront about encouraging bank consolidation.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025
After that, the country has just been drifting, through multiple iterations of Admiral Ratsiraka’s reign, which inspired those of Ravalomanana and Rajoelina in its concentration of power, and specifically the extreme consolidation of presidential power.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
Numerous human rights organizations have highlighted his case as an example of the country’s authoritarian rule and president Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The Trump Administration, though, has been upfront about encouraging bank consolidation.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidation
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John Halley, a longtime ex-Viacom exec who was elevated to lead ad sales for Paramount soon after the merger of CBS and Viacom, is still with the company, according to a person familiar with the new hire.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Duval said a corresponding group of Queens alumni opposed to the merger currently has about 300.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to pursue unification—by force if necessary.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Venus enters Libra on the 13th and the New Moon follows on the 21st, lighting up your sector of intimacy, merging, and emotional contracts.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
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Any disruptions in the merging of the SDF into the Syrian state raises the risk of an ISIS resurgence.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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