CONGLOMERATING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

conglomerating

verb

present participle of conglomerate

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. — Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026

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By that point, for a variety of reasons, the culture of spas as gathering places in the summer was on the wane, and many spa towns had to reinvent themselves.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
While one team spent 12 hours gathering information on potential victims in the area, the other worked actively on-site.

— Ella Moore July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of gathering

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Some may continue using the drug, delay or forgo treatments proven to be effective, or remain convinced that the drug is helpful despite accumulating evidence to the contrary.

— Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Carried across and buried again, accumulating the same debt under a different name.

— Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of accumulating

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In May 2021, a 17-year-old’s birthday party announcement went viral on TikTok, resulting in more than 2,000 partygoers converging along the Huntington Beach pier and downtown area.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Shortstop Francisco Lindor backed up and called off the converging outfielders before losing his footing and falling right in front of Tyrone Taylor, who tripped over Lindor while failing to make the catch.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Definition of converging

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Some collectors are also looking beyond traditional categories of collecting and are interested in rare objects with a strong story behind them.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
One of the biggest challenges in robotics is collecting enough training data.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of collecting

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Hackman spent the past decade assembling one of the world’s largest studio portfolios during a time production was booming.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a strike on arms industry facilities in Kyiv overnight, hitting a plant that was manufacturing components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling mid- and long-range drones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of assembling

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Arison will assume the position following the league’s Board of Governors meeting in September 2026.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Despite becoming fast friends after meeting at Gates’ parents’ home in 1991 and later working together to create the Giving Pledge, the rupture between Buffett and Gates has been years in the making.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of meeting

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Leaders can reduce transition tax by clustering similar work, shortening meeting chains, and creating reset rituals between modes.

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Unlike conventional cement, however, this new C-S-H develops throughout the material rather than clustering around cement particles.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026

Definition of clustering

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All attendees would go through security screening, and congregating in hallways would not be allowed.

— Matthew Davisson, CBS News, 19 June 2026
And unlike some of the things that might spread during this event, there’s been a lot of evidence based on what’s happened at other World Cups, Olympic events, any time large numbers of people are congregating.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026

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