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
The results land amid swirling consolidation interest in ITV Studios.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
City Chief Information Officer Kerrica Laake previously told the Statesman that the consolidation, which is expected to begin in May, was not designed to result in layoffs.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The deal has triggered a wave of angst at the network in terms of cutbacks at a time of consolidation and the fact that CNN would be under the same corporate umbrella as CBS.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Eventually, however, consolidation gives way to expansion.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
City Chief Information Officer Kerrica Laake previously told the Statesman that the consolidation, which is expected to begin in May, was not designed to result in layoffs.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The deal has triggered a wave of angst at the network in terms of cutbacks at a time of consolidation and the fact that CNN would be under the same corporate umbrella as CBS.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Eventually, however, consolidation gives way to expansion.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidation
Noun
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The Italian is a veteran of previous mega-mergers including the unison of Endemol and Shine.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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Paramount hopes the merger will be wrapped up by the end of September.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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General relativity suggests that objects with mass cause the very fabric of spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) to warp.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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European unification was meant, chiefly, to put all that behind them.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These roads are often heavily congested during rush hours, leading to aggressive merging behaviors due to the limited space available to drivers.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2026
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Executives at Paramount have argued that merging will be good for consumers and the wider industry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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