as in conglomerates
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 empires
Indonesia’s richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, who helped turn the Djarum cigarette company into one of the country’s largest business empires and later became a controlling shareholder of Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s biggest private lender, died Thursday.
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Niniek Karmini, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Colonial Spain ruled one of the largest empires in history with its territorial holdings spanning 5 continents at its peak between the 16th and 18th centuries.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Perhaps Xi expects that an America divided at home and extended abroad will eventually recede, like history’s other overstretched empires.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Women entrepreneurs have built global empires and inspired many young girls and women to follow in their footsteps.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
And what kind of earth will these warring empires have made of it?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Living through the aftermath of Rome’s plundering in 410 by the Visigoths, Augustine keenly appreciated the fact that empires come and go.
—Brett Whalen, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Savage clashes in the ring, a high-stakes heist and an explosive showdown push Atlas to the edge, forcing him to confront Clay in a final battle of empires.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
If empires could assign names to vast mountain ranges—Hindu Kush, from the Persian kushtan, to kill—with administrative casualness, as if naming could override geological fact, why not render those summits as battered cookware?
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Niniek Karmini, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Colonial Spain ruled one of the largest empires in history with its territorial holdings spanning 5 continents at its peak between the 16th and 18th centuries.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Perhaps Xi expects that an America divided at home and extended abroad will eventually recede, like history’s other overstretched empires.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Women entrepreneurs have built global empires and inspired many young girls and women to follow in their footsteps.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
And what kind of earth will these warring empires have made of it?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Living through the aftermath of Rome’s plundering in 410 by the Visigoths, Augustine keenly appreciated the fact that empires come and go.
—Brett Whalen, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Savage clashes in the ring, a high-stakes heist and an explosive showdown push Atlas to the edge, forcing him to confront Clay in a final battle of empires.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
If empires could assign names to vast mountain ranges—Hindu Kush, from the Persian kushtan, to kill—with administrative casualness, as if naming could override geological fact, why not render those summits as battered cookware?
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empires
conglomerates
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Also part of the consortium is David Blitzer’s Bolt Ventures, as well as Indian conglomerates Aditya Birla Group and The Times of India Group.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Also included is a look at Netflix, whose financials are also not directly comparable to those of the studio units of entertainment conglomerates.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Empires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empires. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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