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
Notice that during consolidations and corrections, APTR line decreases from the upper-range of around 20%-15%.
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 10 June 2025
But Wall Street soured on that debt-heavy consolidation that married nearly two dozen basic cable channels, including HGTV and Food Network, with the prestige properties of HBO and the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Here are a few dozen names that have recently emerged out of periods of consolidation which fit well within the above context.
—Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The daily chart also provides a clear risk management method based on technical analysis principles, as a break below $340 would resolve this recent consolidation phase to the downside.
—David Keller, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 10 June 2025
But Wall Street soured on that debt-heavy consolidation that married nearly two dozen basic cable channels, including HGTV and Food Network, with the prestige properties of HBO and the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Here are a few dozen names that have recently emerged out of periods of consolidation which fit well within the above context.
—Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The daily chart also provides a clear risk management method based on technical analysis principles, as a break below $340 would resolve this recent consolidation phase to the downside.
—David Keller, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidation
Noun
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As businesses held their breath for the arrival of 2025, there was a striking decline in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.—
Matt Kunkel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In the late 1990s, the bank underwent a major realignment after Citicorp’s merger with Travelers which created Citigroup.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Considering Thoughts As DevSecOps comes into this new age of AI amplification, the MCP, ACP and A2A model of unification brings unprecedented flexibility, intelligence and responsiveness to infrastructure automation.—
Venkatadri Marella,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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So that really does instinctively sound like a unification, right?—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2025
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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