as in empire
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 to gather
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 to accumulate
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 conglomerate
Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
Record first-quarter earnings of $200 million at engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings lifted the fortune of Isidro Consunji and siblings by 47% to $2.65 billion.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Year over year, Warren Buffet’s conglomerate experienced a 4% drop in second-quarter earnings to $11.16 billion.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
At a societal level, cars can track where people go en masse, what roads are important, when people conglomerate, and the health of infrastructure.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
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Noun
More striking is conglomerate Danaher (DHR), whose commons yield a paltry 0.4% while its Series B Preferreds dole out a cool 5%.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
Record first-quarter earnings of $200 million at engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings lifted the fortune of Isidro Consunji and siblings by 47% to $2.65 billion.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
Verb
The show follows a group of synths that belongs to a conglomerate called Prodigy and its founder, Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin).
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Year over year, Warren Buffet’s conglomerate experienced a 4% drop in second-quarter earnings to $11.16 billion.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Hitachi Also on Goldman’s list is conglomerate Hitachi which operates in industries ranging from power and renewable energy to railway services and healthcare products.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
At a societal level, cars can track where people go en masse, what roads are important, when people conglomerate, and the health of infrastructure.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerate
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Musk, who is a board member at SpaceX and Tesla, which are part of his brother Elon’s business empire, likens drone entertainment today to the early days of Disney’s animation efforts.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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From Beverly Hills to Maui and Malibu, Allen continues to navigate the high-stakes world of luxury real estate with the same strategic eye that built his entertainment empire.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Aug. 2025
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Andy Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. vice president’s journey continued into Scotland, police were once more present — this time watching out for people who had gathered to witness Vance touch down.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The wealth and power the nation has been able to accumulate since emanates, directly, absolutely, from two great sins.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Parikh had found the culprit: AL amyloidosis, which is caused by bone marrow disease and can result in abnormal proteins accumulating in the heart muscle.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Aug. 2025
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This framework integrates regulatory scorecards, human-in-the-loop controls, and shadow testing environments, providing a composite evaluation metric to ensure that AI systems in payments and anti–money laundering are compliant, explainable, and fair by design.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Deutsche Bank’s composite investor positioning gauge is up to the 71 st percentile over the past 15 years, not a very high reading when indexes are at a record.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Treatments like Ultherapy Prime reflect that shift—deeper, smarter, and more precise, with results designed to meet the needs of the individual.—
Carol RH Malasig,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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So Knox asked to meet, and Lewinsky invited Knox to her hotel room.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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The daily costs of in-office attendance − an average of $61 a day when hybrid workers are in the office, according to video conferencing firm Owl Labs’ 2024 State of Hybrid Work − take a bite out of family budgets.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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European buyers are showing a preference for hybrid electric cars, which control more than one-third of Europe’s new car market.—
Ryan Hogg,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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More than 80 percent of the world’s population of sandhill cranes are said to converge on the Platte River Valley in Central Nebraska.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, the assorted good and bad actors converge on the premises of Mandy’s father, who is, of all things, a psychopathic religious cult leader.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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On their way out of Belarus, the American convoy stopped on a village road to rendezvous with a van driven by the KGB.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Enola Gay flew to Iwo Jima, 3-1/2 hours away, circled once and rendezvoused with the photo and gauge B-29s.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Conglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerate. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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