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
Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Famously, Giorgio Armani was one of the last independent designers not part of the luxury conglomerates system.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Sunway was transformed by Jeffrey Cheah from an obscure tin-mining company over the five decades into one of Malaysia’s biggest conglomerates with interests in construction, education, healthcare, infrastructure and real estate.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The incident has ignited concerns over free speech and the willingness of media conglomerates to bow to government threats.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
The local media conglomerates Nexstar and Tegna are each seeking a merger that would require administration approval.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Trump’s Federal Communications Commission chairman, Brendan Carr, had called on licensed broadcasters to stop airing the show, and not long after Nexstar and Sinclair — two giant media conglomerates that own myriad ABC affiliates around the country — announced their decision to preempt his program.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the advertiser calls began to roll in and then the big affiliate conglomerates, Nexstar and Sinclair, threatened to preempt the show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Sinclair is Nexstar’s biggest competitor as both conglomerates gobble up stations.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Since the nineties, it had been assumed that the web would democratize society, empowering bloggers to compete with media conglomerates, and small manufacturers to bypass big retailers.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Famously, Giorgio Armani was one of the last independent designers not part of the luxury conglomerates system.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Sunway was transformed by Jeffrey Cheah from an obscure tin-mining company over the five decades into one of Malaysia’s biggest conglomerates with interests in construction, education, healthcare, infrastructure and real estate.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The incident has ignited concerns over free speech and the willingness of media conglomerates to bow to government threats.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
The local media conglomerates Nexstar and Tegna are each seeking a merger that would require administration approval.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Trump’s Federal Communications Commission chairman, Brendan Carr, had called on licensed broadcasters to stop airing the show, and not long after Nexstar and Sinclair — two giant media conglomerates that own myriad ABC affiliates around the country — announced their decision to preempt his program.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the advertiser calls began to roll in and then the big affiliate conglomerates, Nexstar and Sinclair, threatened to preempt the show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Sinclair is Nexstar’s biggest competitor as both conglomerates gobble up stations.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerates
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Inflation is eating into not just the pockets of consumers but also the margins of corporations.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Most corporations had no tangible returns yet on their AI projects despite more than $30 billion in collective investments, according to an MIT report from July.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Outside, the city gathers as a community, turning Soundscape Park into an agora.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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In this heartwarming Christmas special, Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman gathers her closest friends and family to help highlight her favorite holiday traditions.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lead accumulates in our bones, brains, and other organs.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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This includes cleaning the glass oven door which accumulates buildup over time from splattered food.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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The robber barons and telecom wildcatters borrowed to build their empires, and dragged their financiers down with them when the music stopped.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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All empires are transitory, right?—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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What To Know Saturday's earthquakes struck the region that is part of the South Sandwich Trench, an active subduction zone where the South American Plate converges with the small South Sandwich Plate, causing one plate to plunge beneath the other.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 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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Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Visit the Portland Head Light for great photo ops where fall foliage meets the ocean, then explore the Children’s Garden, arboretum, and trails at Fort Williams Park.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sisterhood Above All meets Ava, a pledge at Southern State University's Gamma sorority.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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They’re joined by Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, and the slew of A-list craftspeople that del Toro consistently assembles to bring his fantastic worlds to life.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese firm, which assembles devices and counts Apple as a client, is reportedly producing a consumer AI device for OpenAI.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Conglomerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerates. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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