CONSOLIDATION Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

consolidation

noun

kən-ˌsä-lə-ˈdā-shən

Definition of consolidation

as in merger

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency

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Recent Examples of consolidation In the face of rising consolidation and monopolization in tech, David just couldn’t keep up with Goliath in Thomas’ estimation. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 DoorDash is offering $17 billion to buy Instacart to supercharge its grocery delivery business in what would be a big consolidation in grocery delivery. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Centennial and Poudre Community Academy were approved for consolidation. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 That willingness is under real pressure right now, from corporate consolidation and threats of censorship at the highest levels of government. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consolidation

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The reason most never trigger the federal reporting requirement is because these acquisitions happen through a series of smaller, piecemeal deals rather than one large merger.

— Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Hill became a member of the fire department in 2010 after a merger with the Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust, according to a news release.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of merger

Noun

Dodik has repeatedly called for the separation of the Bosnian Serb entity and its unification with Serbia, a call that has triggered fears of a revival of war-time ethnic tensions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Chain bookselling, which enabled the unification of the reading market, was one of the first heralds of a globalizing age.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of unification

Noun

For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Prediction markets enable a more complete merging of the financial with the social and linguistic than social media has been able to achieve.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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