as in conglomerate
a group of businesses or enterprises under one control
the media mogul's empire consists of newspapers, TV stations, and cable companies
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By this time, the eastern Roman empire, where Zosimus lived, had been fairly thoroughly Christianized, but Zosimus was a pagan hostile to Christianity.
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Now the responsibility of helping steer strategic growth at Casey Wasserman’s sports and talent representation empire falls to D’Alimonte.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The star has also upped her game in endeavors outside of music, founding Rare Beauty in 2019 and becoming a billionaire five years later thanks to the empire.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
The empire of nails has led to plenty of wealthy Asians—Asians are now the wealthiest racial group in America, but the ethnic makeup is a gap like never before.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Now the responsibility of helping steer strategic growth at Casey Wasserman’s sports and talent representation empire falls to D’Alimonte.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The star has also upped her game in endeavors outside of music, founding Rare Beauty in 2019 and becoming a billionaire five years later thanks to the empire.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
The empire of nails has led to plenty of wealthy Asians—Asians are now the wealthiest racial group in America, but the ethnic makeup is a gap like never before.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empire
conglomerate
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The annual music event will be hosted at the Kia Forum and broadcast across the media conglomerate’s alternative and rock stations.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Desmarais family, one of Canada’s richest, invested $622 million in Rockefeller in 2023 through its financial services conglomerate, Power Corporation of Canada.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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