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
And within the empire, the Mughals encouraged horse traders by providing them with tax relief and protection while traveling.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2026
Think billionaires who control vast technology platforms, media empires, and financial networks.
—Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The plantation offered something much more sustainable than wealth coming from a silver mine—the other engine of European empire in the early modern world.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
In keeping with the turn away from the imperialists, Lamotte’s book examines early European empire building from the perspective of the indigenous and enslaved people who participated in the process—some willingly, many not.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2026
Think billionaires who control vast technology platforms, media empires, and financial networks.
—Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The plantation offered something much more sustainable than wealth coming from a silver mine—the other engine of European empire in the early modern world.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
In keeping with the turn away from the imperialists, Lamotte’s book examines early European empire building from the perspective of the indigenous and enslaved people who participated in the process—some willingly, many not.
—David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empire
conglomerate
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This was not cultural architecture as economic engine, but architectural complexity as conspicuous consumption—a questionable evolution, if also an appropriate one for the most valuable luxury conglomerate in the world.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Community members, organizers, local officials and the Journal Sentinel sought further details about the grocery conglomerate’s decision, to no avail.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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