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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
1
as in gathers
to come together into one body or place
people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of conglomerates
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
Indian conglomerates Reliance and Adani Group have, likewise, reportedly been pursuing deals with Chinese companies , with Adani Group founder Gautam Adani visiting companies like battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology in June.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
As Vietnam’s role in global trade continues to grow, one of the country’s largest conglomerates is making inroads to expanding the Southeast Asian nation’s ability to serve ocean carriers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Linda Ong is the CEO and founder of Cultique, a cultural insights and strategic advisory firm that helps major brands — including a number of entertainment conglomerates and streamers — identify trends and calibrate their marketing strategies.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
Indian conglomerates Reliance and Adani Group have, likewise, reportedly been pursuing deals with Chinese companies , with Adani Group founder Gautam Adani visiting companies like battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology in June.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
As Vietnam’s role in global trade continues to grow, one of the country’s largest conglomerates is making inroads to expanding the Southeast Asian nation’s ability to serve ocean carriers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Linda Ong is the CEO and founder of Cultique, a cultural insights and strategic advisory firm that helps major brands — including a number of entertainment conglomerates and streamers — identify trends and calibrate their marketing strategies.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerates
Noun
-
The climate crisis and consolidation of seed production under a few large corporations compounds the problem, upending farmers’ ability to grow food.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
-
The corporations aren’t explaining the mass firings, but industry analysts say the goal is to channel money away from safety and toward developing products and profits.—
James Barrat,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
An extension of the Black Hole, Raider Nation gathers at this spot and turns it into a football frenzy on Sundays, or whenever the Raiders suit up.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
-
The information TransUnion gathers is compiled into individual credit reports, which lenders, landlords and other parties use to assess a person’s creditworthiness and associated risk.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Radiation accumulates when minerals are buried and is released when exposed to light.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
-
Misinformation accumulates with each share, retweet, and repost, acquiring additional layers of lies, disinformation, and prejudice.—
Joelle Renstrom
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Their empires cracked, their shadows receded, and their names faded into cautionary tales.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
-
Writers and rulers across Europe and the Americas have looked back to Virgil’s epic as a model for their own founding myths, in the construction of new nations, new colonies, new empires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
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
Verb
-
Bathsheba successfully forces one woman to kill her child but meets her match in the one-two punch of Lili Taylor and Farmiga.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
-
Projections show a 'dire' future for the river Worst-case hydrology could also reduce the river's flows to a point where the water received by Lower Basin states and Mexico no longer meets the amount required by a century-old compact governing water use on the river.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
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
-
The convoy assembles In order to have a car show with loud exhausts and big rumbling engines in a residential neighborhood, Fizel had to make a few calls.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Instead of blasting in all directions, like a primitive roadside bomb, an EFP directs and concentrates the force of its explosion.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
-
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
Cite this Entry
“Conglomerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share