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
Andrew Staples, Fortune, 16 June 2026
And in the 1960s, the conglomerates were able to march in.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
That moment will complete the latest breakup of one of the conglomerates that defined US industry for decades.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Other huge fashion conglomerates like LVMH and Kering have grown in such a way that sometimes the individual brands lose their distinctiveness.
—Dave Schilling
contributing
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
In fact, the economies of scale created by a tie-up would allow the new company to take the necessary risks to remain competitive against the multinational technology conglomerates that currently dominate streaming, thereby preventing even further market concentration in media production.
—Alexander Ciccone, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Beauty conglomerates like L’Oreal and Shiseido are shifting their strategies to meet the moment online, where preventative Botox in your 20s has become the norm.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The organisers can be international crime conglomerates or opportunistic chancers, its markets veering from last-minute own goals to a couple of extra throw-ins.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Some experts have noted that demergers are becoming a trend among Indian conglomerates as these giants grapple with strategies on how to move quickly, lower costs, and stay competitive in specialized industries.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 28 May 2026
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Yet sluggishness at the very top is masking dynamism throughout the rest of the list, as a new generation of firms—whether Vietnamese conglomerates, Singaporean banks, or once-loss-making digital platforms—is capturing a greater share of regional revenue and profits.
—Andrew Staples, Fortune, 16 June 2026
And in the 1960s, the conglomerates were able to march in.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
That moment will complete the latest breakup of one of the conglomerates that defined US industry for decades.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Other huge fashion conglomerates like LVMH and Kering have grown in such a way that sometimes the individual brands lose their distinctiveness.
—Dave Schilling
contributing
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
In fact, the economies of scale created by a tie-up would allow the new company to take the necessary risks to remain competitive against the multinational technology conglomerates that currently dominate streaming, thereby preventing even further market concentration in media production.
—Alexander Ciccone, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Beauty conglomerates like L’Oreal and Shiseido are shifting their strategies to meet the moment online, where preventative Botox in your 20s has become the norm.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The organisers can be international crime conglomerates or opportunistic chancers, its markets veering from last-minute own goals to a couple of extra throw-ins.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Some experts have noted that demergers are becoming a trend among Indian conglomerates as these giants grapple with strategies on how to move quickly, lower costs, and stay competitive in specialized industries.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerates
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Large corporations and small businesses alike toast to the cause, rolling out new collections and highlighting LGBTQ+ founders.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Brand ownership has spent the better part of a century flowing in one direction, away from founders, toward the corporations with the capital to grow them.—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Young people know where the pressure gathers.—
Adam Howard,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Yet, still, Kansas City knows what can happen when a massive group gathers.—
Laura Bauer
June 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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And because sediment accumulates so slowly at these depths, the fossils have remained exposed for thousands or even millions of years.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Hoeger recommends using discs over cups for women with in-uterine devices (IUDS), as the cups rely on suction to stay in place and may displace the IUD, versus flat discs which are more flexible and expand as menstrual blood accumulates.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The museum is dedicated to the 1853–56 Crimean War, the notoriously brutal conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance that included the Ottoman, French, and British empires.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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Titans fall and new empires rise.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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When the two AIs eventually merge, what converges is identity.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The hospitality industry converges on Chicago this weekend for the National Restaurant Show.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
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This leads to a web of cosmic structure, where matter clumps along filaments to produce galaxies and groups of galaxies, and then clusters more significantly at the nexus of various filaments, producing clusters and even multiple merging clusters of galaxies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Dec. 2025
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Argentina plays the first game in Kansas City on June 16, and Ecuador meets Curacao here on June 20.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Situated where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, the charming seaside town has miles of beaches, nature and bike trails, and bird sanctuaries in Cape Henlopen State Park.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In her first adult mystery-thriller, YA darling Holly Jackson assembles a scenario in which a desperate heroine must solve her own murder.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 481 assembles the lights and decorations.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Conglomerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerates. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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