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merger

noun

ˈmər-jər

Definition of merger

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the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one the merger of the two companies will create the largest Internet service provider in the country

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Recent Examples of merger Gavin Newsom and Mark Ruffalo haven’t patched things up since David Ellison’s contentious mega-bucks Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger was approved and completed earlier this month. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 However, a Skydance spokesperson told Ars Technica that the pricing changes were in the works before Discovery+ knew about the merger’s closing date and were not planned in anticipation of a merger. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 Kroger proposed a merger with Albertsons in 2022 as a way to better compete with its rivals. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 The stock is nearly 80% lower since its merger with Cedar Fair closed in July 2024. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for merger

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Noun

For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Prediction markets enable a more complete merging of the financial with the social and linguistic than social media has been able to achieve.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of merging

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Peter Karlsson has become president of Södra Wood and will focus on building on the unit’s industrial consolidation, commercial development and operational efficiency.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
In a short speech welcoming guests, Keslassy highlighted the importance of bringing the international film community together at a time of upheaval and consolidation within the industry.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of consolidation

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Elmer had earlier been at a unification center where parents were reunited with their children after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, which police said was carried out by a 16-year-old who is also dead.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Yet the unification addresses a far different concern than the one the region now faces.

— Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of unification

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The TikTok Shop, eBay Live, WhatNot and other services have reimagined the concept of direct-to-consumer sales, allowing creators to transform the experience of unwrapping sports cards into an amalgamation of home shopping and playing the lottery.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The final design was an amalgamation of several others, incorporating embroidery on the collar and cuff, but excluding the chest embroidery in previous iterations.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of amalgamation

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The design uses spectral beam combining, which merges several fiber-laser beams into a single high-power output.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
The combining of physical and digital systems is creating environments that require integration, intelligence and ongoing management.

— Dirk Naylor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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