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
Baker’s vision of building and helming a luxury retail empire, putting Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Off 5th all under the Saks Global corporate umbrella, came crashing down last January when the retail conglomerate filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
But as Burnett’s television empire grew, other executive producers like Tom Shelly and Doug McCallie assumed the role of overseeing the day-to-day filming logistics, with Burnett still signing off on key creative elements.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
By handing sole control of his empire to Lachlan, Murdoch made sure that James could not lead a revolution there – but at what cost?
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
But as all empires inevitably do, the good times stop.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
But as Burnett’s television empire grew, other executive producers like Tom Shelly and Doug McCallie assumed the role of overseeing the day-to-day filming logistics, with Burnett still signing off on key creative elements.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
By handing sole control of his empire to Lachlan, Murdoch made sure that James could not lead a revolution there – but at what cost?
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026
But as all empires inevitably do, the good times stop.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empire
conglomerate
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Units of the $240 billion conglomerate IHC, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, plan to embed the token across their operations, potentially reaching millions of users outside traditional financial systems.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Danaher has for years relied on acquisitions and divestitures as part of its growth and transformation strategy, turning itself into a pure play health-care company from a diversified industrial conglomerate.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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