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
At the same time, consolidation was occurring in concert promotion.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Experts say a major driver of hospital costs is industry consolidation—hospital systems acquiring other facilities.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
With that exceptional cycle now over, 2025 marked a move from expansion to consolidation.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Previously, experts said parent borrowers should start the consolidation process by the end of March in order to meet the July 1 deadline.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Experts say a major driver of hospital costs is industry consolidation—hospital systems acquiring other facilities.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
With that exceptional cycle now over, 2025 marked a move from expansion to consolidation.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Previously, experts said parent borrowers should start the consolidation process by the end of March in order to meet the July 1 deadline.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidation
Noun
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The merger comes at a difficult time for food companies.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The leaders of the Senate committee that oversees the FCC are questioning how the agency gave approval to the Nexstar–Tegna transaction, the massive broadcast station merger that already has been paused by a federal court.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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This was the fallacy that led to the rise of elegant, beautiful, and compelling scenarios — grand unification, supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and string theory — whose predictions simply don’t appear to match experimental reality in any measurable way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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He's also branded South Korea a permanent enemy and rejected the idea of future unification.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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What was your wedding like, and the merging of families?—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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The software includes editing tools for inserting text, annotating, merging, splitting, compressing, and watermarking PDFs.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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