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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Recent Examples of conglomerate
Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Today a 70% share of Valentino is owned by Mayhoola of Qatar, the remaining 30% by Kering, the French luxury conglomerate, which is in possession of the option to take full ownership by the end of the decade.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Allan Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The vision of the commission is clear in a diagram for the War Department that sought to streamline the bureaucracy, conglomerating the existing 18 divisions into eight.
—Laura Ellyn Smith, The Conversation, 9 May 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.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The shift could give major private conglomerates a bigger role in infrastructure, energy and industrial projects long dominated by the state.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Today a 70% share of Valentino is owned by Mayhoola of Qatar, the remaining 30% by Kering, the French luxury conglomerate, which is in possession of the option to take full ownership by the end of the decade.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Media conglomerates Disney and Paramount have also made strategic financial decisions to win more favorable treatment from Trump and his administration.
—Allan Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The vision of the commission is clear in a diagram for the War Department that sought to streamline the bureaucracy, conglomerating the existing 18 divisions into eight.
—Laura Ellyn Smith, The Conversation, 9 May 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.
— 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.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerate
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The powerful Murdoch media empire has been the source of criticism from Democrats for years, particularly in New York City, where the New York Post has relentlessly criticized, mocked, and uncovered negative stories about its Democratic mayors and politicians.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Think pastels, dainty embroidery, empire silhouettes, delicate lace, intricate brocade, puff sleeves and, yes, plenty of bling.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Outside the detention center on Wednesday, Texas state police deployed chemical irritants toward protesters, who had gathered in support of the detainees being held at the facility.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another separatist group called Stay Free Alberta has been gathering signatures for a petition to ask the provincial government to call a referendum, and some meetings have drawn large crowds.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Central bank buying remains a cornerstone, with emerging market institutions, particularly in the East, continuing to accumulate reserves.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Across some of the most productive farmland in the United States, a nutrient called phosphorus has been accumulating in the soil for decades, at levels far beyond what crops actually require.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wearing carbon-composite skates that weigh about two pounds each, Malinin reaches a vertical leap of approximately 30 inches on his quad axel—one kinematic study captured it at 33 inches, similar to the standing vertical leaps of NBA players such as Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, and Kevin Durant.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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Its durable galvanized steel frame is bolstered with composite walls and insulation designed to withstand all climates — even extreme weather conditions like earthquakes and strong winds.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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The question isn't whether AI capabilities will converge.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Protests continue Protesters continued to converge at the scene of the shooting despite dangerously cold weather.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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The vehicle’s design has been refined ever so slightly to account for these changes, and there’s more room inside, though trunk space leaves something to be desired in the top-of-the-line GT 63 S E Performance thanks to its hybrid system.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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The study found Musk's public political stances also helped to increase the sales of other automakers' electric and hybrid vehicles by 17-22% as drivers who were opposed to the CEO's politics fled to other EV manufacturers.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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On January 19, CNN reported that Soltani was in good physical health and had been able to meet with his family, according to Hengaw and one of his relatives.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Conglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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