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
Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Iger’s shadow As if leading one of the biggest entertainment conglomerates on the planet weren’t enough, D’Amaro will be doing it all in the shadow of the Bob Iger, the executive who’s been synonymous with Disney for a quarter-century.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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
But the fashion world was changing fast as major conglomerates like LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton were rising to the fore.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Italian-Thai Development, one of Thailand’s largest construction conglomerates, is in the spotlight after successive fatal incidents on its building sites.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Demand for sports media production know-how has picked up with streaming players entering the mix and existing conglomerates fracturing.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Yes, bloated, geographically nonsensical conglomerates can provide joy.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Newsrooms are being gobbled up by conglomerates.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
By the Reaganite 1980s, roadside raspberry stands that had sprouted during the Summer of Love had evolved into giant farming conglomerates, with their complement of lawyers and lobbyists.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Iger’s shadow As if leading one of the biggest entertainment conglomerates on the planet weren’t enough, D’Amaro will be doing it all in the shadow of the Bob Iger, the executive who’s been synonymous with Disney for a quarter-century.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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
But the fashion world was changing fast as major conglomerates like LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton were rising to the fore.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Italian-Thai Development, one of Thailand’s largest construction conglomerates, is in the spotlight after successive fatal incidents on its building sites.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Demand for sports media production know-how has picked up with streaming players entering the mix and existing conglomerates fracturing.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Yes, bloated, geographically nonsensical conglomerates can provide joy.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Newsrooms are being gobbled up by conglomerates.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerates
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Hers is just one of more than 2,500 lawsuits now pending that are based on a variety of legal claims against some of the world’s largest corporations.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Congress has dismantled one of the nation’s most effective protections against hunger while extending tax cuts to wealthy Americans and corporations.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie's mother heads into its third week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The development comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence and as the search for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week.—
Scott Bauer,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In addition to flash flood risks, residents in burn scar areas in Los Angeles County face a threat of mudslides as the rainfall accumulates.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Human speech accumulates across a life.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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And, lately, the country’s ultrarich have been behaving like modern-day land barons, quietly assembling empires measured not just in acres but in square miles and state sizes.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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But empires fall, and dynasties crumble.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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After hosting America's allies, Xi Jinping will host the American president, reinforcing China's narrative that global diplomacy still converges on Beijing.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hunter Wendelstedt converges with his fellow umpires.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 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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These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
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Senate Appropriations Committee meets to discuss the state’s amended 2026 budget.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Five different characters sing their hearts out, and each performer meets the vocal and emotional demands of their star turn with both power and subtlety.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Turquoise Health assembles price data by grouping codes for services together using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence.—
Darius Tahir,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Conglomerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerates. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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