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
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
In this year’s first quarter, the conglomerate sold more than 12 million shares of the beer, wine, and spirits producer.
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Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Jared Bahir Browsh,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
The Korea Times reported that the alliance, made up of private equity firm MBK Partners and conglomerate YoongPoong, said the plan was designed for company Chairman Choi Yun-beom to hold on to management control.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 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
The King’s Warden and Colony were both released by Showbox, part of the Orion conglomerate, which divested its controlling stake in Megabox in 2007.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
In this year’s first quarter, the conglomerate sold more than 12 million shares of the beer, wine, and spirits producer.
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Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Verb
The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe.
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Jared Bahir Browsh,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
The Korea Times reported that the alliance, made up of private equity firm MBK Partners and conglomerate YoongPoong, said the plan was designed for company Chairman Choi Yun-beom to hold on to management control.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 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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Jones has thrown every wrench at the paper to try and foil the reboot of his digital streaming and supplement empire.
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The tennis icon has built a sprawling business empire that includes a venture capital firm, Serena Ventures; the multimedia company Nine Two Six Productions; and Wyn Beauty, while also holding stakes in the Miami Dolphins and Angel City FC.
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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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In Gaza City alone, around 25 million tons of debris have accumulated, Mohanna said.
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Jamestown Canyon virus accumulates genetic changes 10 to 100 times more slowly per calendar year than dengue, Rift Valley fever or chikungunya.
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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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The reality is that everyone is excited at the announcement, but then the real struggle is getting people to converge on standards and rules.
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By Monday evening, the wildfires had converged into one and consumed 15,888 acres with no containment, according to San Juan Incident Management Team Eight, which is leading the fire response.
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The state also has goals, including some that have been in place since 2012, that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to sell increasing percentages of electric and hybrid vehicles through 2025.
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The Elora bathroom boasts the type of hybrid wet/dry layout that has become increasingly prevalent in Europe and gained a little steam in the US.
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The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
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The platform is scalable and can be deployed to meet the power demands of AI data centers and even support the grid.
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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 6 Jul. 2026.
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