as in mergers
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 consolidations
The deal, if approved, would mark one of the largest media consolidations in recent years and fundamentally reshape Netflix’s business model to include traditional theatrical distribution for the first time in the company’s history.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
While input costs have risen substantially from tariffs, Maxwell said the reason behind rising fertilizer and seed prices have more to do with corporate consolidations and monopolies dominating the input industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
The strategy has taken criticism from industry players due to more service consolidations and fewer stops, as well as fewer staff.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
The board is set to vote on Tuesday on the consolidations and the closing of the nine school buildings.
—Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Other proposals would reimburse districts for researching whether consolidations or whole-grade sharing are practical, providing $250,000 in total funding for the studies.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The recent creation of Santé Québec collapsed regional governance into a single mega-agency—one of the most extreme consolidations of health authority in the Western world.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Maryland's entire Democratic congressional delegation is demanding answers from NASA about unexplained building closures, workforce losses and accelerated consolidations at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, during the government shutdown.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
As this weekly chart shows, NFLX has a strong history of breaking out from similar consolidations, often following through to new highs.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
While input costs have risen substantially from tariffs, Maxwell said the reason behind rising fertilizer and seed prices have more to do with corporate consolidations and monopolies dominating the input industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
The strategy has taken criticism from industry players due to more service consolidations and fewer stops, as well as fewer staff.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
The board is set to vote on Tuesday on the consolidations and the closing of the nine school buildings.
—Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Other proposals would reimburse districts for researching whether consolidations or whole-grade sharing are practical, providing $250,000 in total funding for the studies.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
The recent creation of Santé Québec collapsed regional governance into a single mega-agency—one of the most extreme consolidations of health authority in the Western world.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Maryland's entire Democratic congressional delegation is demanding answers from NASA about unexplained building closures, workforce losses and accelerated consolidations at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, during the government shutdown.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
As this weekly chart shows, NFLX has a strong history of breaking out from similar consolidations, often following through to new highs.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidations
Noun
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For instance, red geysers that showed signs of galaxy interactions or past minor mergers contained much more inflowing gas.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Under reporting requirements to antitrust enforcers, companies are obligated to provide notice of large mergers, including hostile bids.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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