consolidations

plural of consolidation

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Recent Examples of consolidations Alum Rock Union enrolls less than half of the students of its peak years in the early 2000s, and a $20-million budget shortfall in the 2024-25 school year resulted in multiple school closures and consolidations. Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 And after Hurricane Michael struck the Panhandle in 2018, polling place relocations and consolidations measurably reduced voter turnout. Jonathan Webber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 After spending nearly two years consolidating, the stock broke out in the second half of 2025 and has since advanced through a series of healthy consolidations. Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 29 July 2026 And it’s also navigated through periods of consolidations, reducing the size of the staff as the industry endured consolidations. David Moin, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 The Chicago market has seen dozens of closings and consolidations in recent years, including Metropolitan Brewing, one of the city’s oldest craft breweries, which filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2023. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 The district launched a webpage detailing current school boundaries and consolidations. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 The closures and consolidations come amid declining enrollment. Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 June 2026 Vineyard exits and winery consolidations will take place over a roughly four-year period in the United States, the company said. Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidations
Noun
  • Increasing market consolidation, through mergers and acquisitions, among infrastructure providers will drive lasting change in emerging markets.
    Zaki Farooq, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And with never-ending layoffs, dystopian mergers, and Hollywood as a production desert, ’26 didn’t lend itself to snappy one-liners.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Before that, were there additional unifications that occurred?
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Consolidations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidations. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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