CONGLOMERATION Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

conglomeration

noun

Definition of conglomeration

as in aggregation

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Recent Examples of conglomeration Throughout the festival, experts have spoken about the effect of conglomeration and amalgamation of power by a few uber-wealthy figureheads, and how grassroots movements in journalism can inspire documentarians to survive in the near future. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 In the 1980s, the Motown label finally succumbed to the conglomeration trend in the music industry. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026 Geneva’s current police station is located just off the Fox River at 20 Police Plaza, and is a conglomeration of three buildings built in 1915, 1953 and 1987, according to the city. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026 Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists. — Benjamin Nathans september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conglomeration

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Noun

The image was shared by the celebrity news aggregation Instagram account @deuxmoi, which credited the pop culture outlet @backgrid_usa with finding the photo.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The use of centralized systems relies on the data aggregation, while the use of localized systems requires the duplication of systems.

— Sanjay Ghare, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of aggregation

Noun

One Tarrant County restaurant was temporarily closed, and roaches and an accumulation of fruit flies were seen at others during the latest round of county health inspections, according to the inspection reports.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
This accumulation of electrons reduces the charge on nearby lithium ions, directly forcing them to solidify into battery-killing metallic dendrites.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Definition of accumulation

Noun

Students in a select number of professional degree programs can borrow up to $50,000 annually, with a $200,000 lifetime aggregate limit.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Long Weekend largely aggregates and cross-promotes arts events already happening in the area on the first five days of July.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Definition of aggregate

Noun

The musical sequel will center around a group of new teen girls who become the next Cheetah Girls, played by Leah Sava Jeffries, Carmen Sanchez, Kaileen Chang and Sophie Lennon.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 July 2026
With both nights devolving into chaos, Brooks and the other guys decide to call it quits on this gender experiment and plan to infiltrate the girls’ night and merge groups.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026

Definition of group

Noun

When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026
India and Japan, along with the United States and Australia, are members of the Quad, a grouping that promotes cooperation on regional security, maritime issues and defense to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.

— Sheikh Saaliq, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of grouping

Noun

Mark Levine, the city's comptroller, said that this current cluster of cases is from a contaminated cooling tower, and not a water system.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 8 July 2026
To acknowledge this calculation, platforms should group rides and deliveries into tight, localized clusters instead of heavily subsidizing long, isolated routes, in recognition that drivers prioritize route efficiency.

— Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of cluster

Noun

While Real-world data collection is slow, linear, and bound by physical time, generative 3D world models provide a pipeline for synthetic data generation at scale.

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
The collection was unveiled at an elaborate event at the Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay, just outside Paris.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of collection

Noun

Spread 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture evenly over 1 side of each bread slice.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
Phthalates are used in some plastics and are also associated with fragrance mixtures, while parabens are preservatives found in some cosmetics and personal care products.

— Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

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