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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as in composite
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Recent Examples of conglomerate
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
The conglomerate also continued to lose video subscribers, with customer losses of 427,000 during the latest quarter, which compares to 487,000 lost during the first quarter of 2024, as the cable bundle continues to come under pressure.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
The company also has stakes in Universal Music Group and conglomerate Vivendi SE, whose chairman is another son, 44-year-old Yannick.
—Tara Patel, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
Record first-quarter earnings of $200 million at engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings lifted the fortune of Isidro Consunji and siblings by 47% to $2.65 billion.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
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Noun
Moët & Chandon belongs to the wines and spirits division of luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, parent of Vuitton, Dior, Fendi, Tiffany & Co. and other brands.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
The conglomerate also continued to lose video subscribers, with customer losses of 427,000 during the latest quarter, which compares to 487,000 lost during the first quarter of 2024, as the cable bundle continues to come under pressure.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
The brewery was eventually nationalized under former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, conglomerating with Pyramid brewery in the 1960s.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
The company also has stakes in Universal Music Group and conglomerate Vivendi SE, whose chairman is another son, 44-year-old Yannick.
—Tara Patel, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
Adjective
More striking is conglomerate Danaher (DHR), whose commons yield a paltry 0.4% while its Series B Preferreds dole out a cool 5%.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
Record first-quarter earnings of $200 million at engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings lifted the fortune of Isidro Consunji and siblings by 47% to $2.65 billion.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerate
Noun
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One of the few exceptions was Junior Bridgeman, a former Milwaukee Buck who quietly built a fast food empire after retiring.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Today, individual stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bryson DeChambeau have set up their own mini-YouTube empires too.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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In a video posted online, Jakes is seen pausing during his hour-long sermon, before shaking suddenly as other church members gathered around him, according to USA TODAY's previous reporting.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Whether gathering to celebrate major achievements or connect with community, these moments captured the power of Black culture.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Water and Power accumulated the most overtime pay: $426 million.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Since 2020, content creator Remi Bader had accumulated millions of TikTok followers by offering her opinions on the fits of popular clothing brands as a plus-size woman.—
Jess Rauchberg,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Natural Elements While composite decking might be popular, natural colors and even natural wood remains a top pick for decks in 2025.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Our methodology behind these grades includes assigning value to each draft slot and each prospect picked, as well as the value of the position the prospect plays, and coming up with a composite value, which is represented by a grade.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Randy Haight – at the time a young patrol officer who was at the crime scene — met his partner at the hospital.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Trump and Zelensky briefly met at Pope Francis’s funeral last week.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Zweig remains angry about what his kids lost, too, during the era of remote and hybrid school.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2025
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Gilroy rejects cultural nationalism and rooted identity formation, instead calling attention to the mobile, hybrid double-consciousness of modern Black identity—being European and being Black, for instance, are not and were not mutually exclusive.—
Abby Clayton,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Outdoor tourism is even more essential to Damascus, where the Virginia Creeper and Appalachian Trails converge.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Gladstone and Boselli converged in the draft room — Gladstone pacing and fondling a football (which has become his custom), Boselli reclining in a chair facing the draft board — and spoke excitedly of the night ahead.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous and dock at the Tiangong space station around 6.5 hours after launch.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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On February 28, it is set to look even more glamorous, as everyone who’s anyone in French film will rendezvous here to celebrate the César Awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Conglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerate. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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