as in corporations
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 gathers
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 accumulates
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 conglomerates
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent years, a growing number of health care providers have been acquired by health system conglomerates or private equity.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch, Rupert’s children who fought his efforts, will cease to be beneficiaries in any of the family’s holding trusts in the conglomerates.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
And yet, such claims have continued to be common in M&A activity, whether spanning industries, like conglomerates, or staying within an industry.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In a luxury industry almost entirely controlled by gargantuan conglomerates like LVMH and Kering, Armani was a rare holdout, managing to retain its independence a private company.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
In the current luxury landscape, which is dominated by conglomerates such as Louis Vuitton owner LVMH and Gucci parent company Kering, Armani was one of the few designers to remain the sole shareholder of his company.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
That's Kraft Heinz, one of the world's largest food conglomerates, splitting into two companies.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Roughly one-third of the West Bank labour force worked in Israel in 1985,9 with around half this number employed in the construction industry—a vital sector for the large business conglomerates that sat at the heart of the Israeli economy.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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Since Nomad’s inception, Bellavance-Lecompte and his cofounder Giorgio Pace, an avant-garde curator, have seen the fair resonate in the fashion world, while drawing chief executive officers from the sector’s biggest conglomerates.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent years, a growing number of health care providers have been acquired by health system conglomerates or private equity.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch, Rupert’s children who fought his efforts, will cease to be beneficiaries in any of the family’s holding trusts in the conglomerates.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
And yet, such claims have continued to be common in M&A activity, whether spanning industries, like conglomerates, or staying within an industry.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In a luxury industry almost entirely controlled by gargantuan conglomerates like LVMH and Kering, Armani was a rare holdout, managing to retain its independence a private company.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
In the current luxury landscape, which is dominated by conglomerates such as Louis Vuitton owner LVMH and Gucci parent company Kering, Armani was one of the few designers to remain the sole shareholder of his company.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
That's Kraft Heinz, one of the world's largest food conglomerates, splitting into two companies.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Roughly one-third of the West Bank labour force worked in Israel in 1985,9 with around half this number employed in the construction industry—a vital sector for the large business conglomerates that sat at the heart of the Israeli economy.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerates
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Advertisement Reversing the Roadless Rule would slam the door shut on those local, often rural businesses that rely on recreation visitors only to roll out the red carpet to mining, timber corporations and the fossil fuel industry.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Dimon said that JPMorgan is privy to a spectrum of data around consumers, corporations and global trade.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the industry gathers at the SIA conference, the challenge is clear.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Swapping stories The group, which includes a few wives and widows, generally gathers for about an hour in the department’s meeting room.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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This is where operational drag accumulates.—
Heidi Farris,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Signs of Neglect No space accumulates grime and debris quite like a bathroom.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Drawing on his extensive study of history, which spans 500 years and covers the rise and fall of empires, Dalio sees a historical precedent for such transformative shifts.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Murdochs and Redstones are far from the only families that clung tenaciously to control of their media empires for as long as possible.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Others argue that over the long term sustainability at the system level converges with sustainable value creation.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Although the crushed velvet exteriors are the most eye-catching details of the shoes, there’s more to them than what meets the eye.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pokémon meets Animal Crossing Although a new mainline entry in the Pokémon series is due out this year, Nintendo isn’t letting that stop them from pushing out more games next year timed to the series’ 30th anniversary in Japan.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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When cast onto a flat mold and dried out, the microgel assembles into a paper or film, depending on the final thickness, that is strong yet flexible.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lee concentrates on darkness from the moment Shinhye arrives in her new home.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kang explained that the unique negative Poisson’s ratio behavior enables inward contraction under compression, which concentrates strain in the sensing region and boosts sensitivity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Conglomerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerates. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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