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as in gathering
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 accumulating
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 conglomerating
The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe.
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Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerating
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The Artemis 2 astronauts will study the moon during the flyby, gathering data that could help scientists better understand the terrain and geology of Earth's nearest neighbor.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The crew members will spend roughly the next seven hours gathering observations and capturing photos of the lunar surface.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Outer lanes are more prone to accumulating water.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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Another approach is to set aside a consistent amount each year, with unused funds accumulating over time to cover larger expenses later in retirement, says Shagawat.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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But now campaign organizations are converging on the race as the fast-growing Phoenix area becomes a destination for data centers and semiconductor factories.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Like, two groups of people are kind of converging on me.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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The bomb squad has rendered the explosive devices safe and remains on scene collecting evidence.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The concept revolves around a massive orbital infrastructure capable of collecting solar energy in space and transmitting it to Earth via tightly focused microwave beams.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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The transfer portal for men’s college basketball opens Tuesday, and with a roster that has already seen six departures through either graduation or entry into the portal, Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates will have to begin the process of assembling a new team.—
Joseph Pastilha,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, several thousand ground troops are assembling.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Attendees could also check out who else was single in the audience using the Next Fun Thing’s dating app, which facilitates meeting people IRL at the event company’s activities, from speed dating to kickball.—
Brittany Levine Beckman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The shipman embarked on Sunday for an over 48-hour journey that would take him from the Iraqi port where his vessel was anchored to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, before finally meeting his wife and parents in his hometown of Mumbai.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Texas has several major metro regions that have benefited from that clustering effect, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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This prevents them from clustering together, creating a layer of cream that used to rise to the top of the bottle and had to be scooped off before drinking (or was seen as a treat by some).—
Paul Edward Parker,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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According to the team, the event is even more incredible knowing that the whales were congregating far before the peak migration period usually spanning March and April.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Apr. 2026
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Over a two-year period, researchers at the Shark Lab used drones to study more than two dozen beaches up and down the California coastline and found juvenile white sharks congregating at two spots in southern Santa Barbara County and central San Diego County.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Conglomerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerating. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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