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
At the same time, consolidation was occurring in concert promotion.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Experts say a major driver of hospital costs is industry consolidation—hospital systems acquiring other facilities.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
With that exceptional cycle now over, 2025 marked a move from expansion to consolidation.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Previously, experts said parent borrowers should start the consolidation process by the end of March in order to meet the July 1 deadline.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Experts say a major driver of hospital costs is industry consolidation—hospital systems acquiring other facilities.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
With that exceptional cycle now over, 2025 marked a move from expansion to consolidation.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Previously, experts said parent borrowers should start the consolidation process by the end of March in order to meet the July 1 deadline.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidation
Noun
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The two went public with their romantic relationship in May 2025, foreshadowing a merger of two NFL families.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Following its 1992 merger with Time Warner Cable, Collins led the combined company, overseeing expansion and technological upgrades that contributed to the development of high-speed cable internet.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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This was the fallacy that led to the rise of elegant, beautiful, and compelling scenarios — grand unification, supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and string theory — whose predictions simply don’t appear to match experimental reality in any measurable way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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He's also branded South Korea a permanent enemy and rejected the idea of future unification.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ellison, whose father and main business backer is Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, always stresses a merging of content and technology that still needs to happen at legacy media.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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What was your wedding like, and the merging of families?—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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