as in conglomerate
a group of businesses or enterprises under one control
the media mogul's empire consists of newspapers, TV stations, and cable companies
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The timing of the sale brings a bookend to the decade that Shari Redstone spent cleaning up the very big mess made by her father in his waning years at the helm of his Viacom empire.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
An 8,100 square-foot railway palace-style pavilion houses Railcar No. 91, Flagler’s private luxury railcar built in 1886 for his exclusive use while overseeing the expansion of his Florida East Coast Railway empire.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Stewart’s Croquet & Cocktails is his newest venture, joining an empire that also includes the Woodshed Smokehouse, Love Shack (Fort Worth and DFW Airport), Queenie’s Steakhouse in Denton, the White Elephant Saloon, Gemelle, Ático, Paloma Suerte, Caterina’s and Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025
The comic book empire, which has become Hollywood’s most reliable hit maker, has greatly struggled with commercial consistency over the past five years.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 July 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
An 8,100 square-foot railway palace-style pavilion houses Railcar No. 91, Flagler’s private luxury railcar built in 1886 for his exclusive use while overseeing the expansion of his Florida East Coast Railway empire.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Stewart’s Croquet & Cocktails is his newest venture, joining an empire that also includes the Woodshed Smokehouse, Love Shack (Fort Worth and DFW Airport), Queenie’s Steakhouse in Denton, the White Elephant Saloon, Gemelle, Ático, Paloma Suerte, Caterina’s and Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025
The comic book empire, which has become Hollywood’s most reliable hit maker, has greatly struggled with commercial consistency over the past five years.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empire
conglomerate
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The chairman of the Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, Ayala Corp., nudged his eldest daughter to come home.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In June, radio conglomerate Audacy shut down its Pineapple Street Studios division, which produced podcasts for third-party brands such as HBO, Apple TV+ and Netflix, and, which was seen as another sign of the podcasting industry’s move away from the audio-only business.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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