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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Recent Examples of empire
Even all of us people who hated the evil empire of Brady-Bill Belichick can’t help but secretly respect this version of the Patriots.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Before joining the Post, Lewis had served as publisher of The Wall Street Journal, editor of The Daily Telegraph and a senior executive within Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
—Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Volatility is expected in crypto, but these wild swings have not been seen since late 2022, when the FTX empire of notorious crypto conman Sam Bankman-Fried blew up.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, new Paramount Skydance owner David Ellison is continuing his mission to derail the deal, attempting to snatch up WB for his own growing studio empire.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Before joining the Post, Lewis had served as publisher of The Wall Street Journal, editor of The Daily Telegraph and a senior executive within Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
—Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Volatility is expected in crypto, but these wild swings have not been seen since late 2022, when the FTX empire of notorious crypto conman Sam Bankman-Fried blew up.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, new Paramount Skydance owner David Ellison is continuing his mission to derail the deal, attempting to snatch up WB for his own growing studio empire.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empire
conglomerate
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That is not always the case in a 300,000-person conglomerate.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Shares in the developer, which is majority owned by Global 500 conglomerate Jardine Matheson, have doubled in value over the past 12 months.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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