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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Recent Examples of empire
The Riverhouse hospitality event empire was started in 2007 when three managing partners built Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station and soon added Society Room of Hartford, formerly an Irish pub in Hartford.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
While her kids, according to her, would think otherwise, Whitmer has strategically positioned herself in marketing and advertising and has spent years growing a digital empire that includes tons of followers.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The Macedonian king is commonly held as the best military commander in antiquity, with an empire that extended from Greece to India.
—Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Regents or viceroys hearken back to royalty and empires, and that’s not the look Trump is going for here—at least for now.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
While her kids, according to her, would think otherwise, Whitmer has strategically positioned herself in marketing and advertising and has spent years growing a digital empire that includes tons of followers.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The Macedonian king is commonly held as the best military commander in antiquity, with an empire that extended from Greece to India.
—Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
Regents or viceroys hearken back to royalty and empires, and that’s not the look Trump is going for here—at least for now.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empire
conglomerate
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Kroenke bought nearly 1 million acres of New Mexico ranchland in December from the family behind industrial conglomerate Teledyne, per The Land Report.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Late last year, the company I co-founded, Ben & Jerry’s, became part of a new ice cream conglomerate, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, following the demerger of Unilever’s ice cream business.—
Ben Cohen,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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