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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Today, individual stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bryson DeChambeau have set up their own mini-YouTube empires too.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Lucasfilm On an isolated farm at the outer reaches of a fascist empire, a mid-level government toady interrogates his victims.
—Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
The empire had conquered the Iberian Peninsula—now modern Spain and Portugal—between 218 B.C.E. and 19 C.E., fighting first to expel Carthaginians from the land, then various tribes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Of all the rich people in Donald Trump’s cabinet, no one seems to have more on the line in the trade war than Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who built up a three-pillared empire over more than 40 years on Wall Street.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Lucasfilm On an isolated farm at the outer reaches of a fascist empire, a mid-level government toady interrogates his victims.
—Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
The empire had conquered the Iberian Peninsula—now modern Spain and Portugal—between 218 B.C.E. and 19 C.E., fighting first to expel Carthaginians from the land, then various tribes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Of all the rich people in Donald Trump’s cabinet, no one seems to have more on the line in the trade war than Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who built up a three-pillared empire over more than 40 years on Wall Street.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empire
conglomerate
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sony Group shares rose over 3.5% on Wednesday in volatile trading after the Japanese conglomerate announced a share buyback of up to 250 billion yen ($1.7 billion) and operating income beat estimates.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Some multinational conglomerates have successfully utilized agentic AI within their risk and compliance units.—
Pallav Kumar Kaulwar,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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