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
That consolidation lasted just four years.
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Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
In recent years, fierce competition, consolidation and more overseas labor brought that down to around $5 million.
—Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Health care consolidation has been booming nationwide for 30 years, with over 2,000 hospital mergers announced since 1998, including 428 from 2018 to 2023.
—Bram Sable-Smith, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The boards did not set a date for when to continue consolidation discussions.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
In recent years, fierce competition, consolidation and more overseas labor brought that down to around $5 million.
—Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Health care consolidation has been booming nationwide for 30 years, with over 2,000 hospital mergers announced since 1998, including 428 from 2018 to 2023.
—Bram Sable-Smith, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The boards did not set a date for when to continue consolidation discussions.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidation
Noun
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Union Pacific is calling this merger the nation’s first truly transcontinental railroad, although for practical purposes, the first complete rail connection was completed 156 years ago.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The move would mark an important milestone for Nvidia -backed Cohesity, which shelved IPO plans in 2021 to first execute a complex merger with its rival Veritas’ data protection unit, according to Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Businesses need data unification solutions that transform poor-quality data from disparate sources into secure, trusted and accessible information.—
Manish Sood,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Their goals are to improve the well being of children while promoting family unification, and to assist families to achieve economic and social self-sufficiency.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Kenneth Cole has long been a champion of the merging of fashion and social impact.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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If zipper merging is legal in your state, then it should be used during times of heavy, slow-moving traffic.—
Ahmed Jawadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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