as in merging
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
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has detected new gravitational waves from a merger that resulted in a black hole 63 times the mass of our sun.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Eight days after Colbert announced the cancellation, the FCC approved the merger.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in September 2015.
—Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Following mergers between black holes, these systems enter what scientists call a ringdown phase.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Eight days after Colbert announced the cancellation, the FCC approved the merger.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in September 2015.
—Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Following mergers between black holes, these systems enter what scientists call a ringdown phase.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merger
Noun
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Local food in Hawai‘i is singular, defined by the natural merging of flavors across the islands’ many diasporas.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The merging of the modern and traditional is an effort to help people find God in a new way, said Reverend Jason Roberson, the head priest at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, and to mark the church’s entry into a new century.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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While the former demands fiscal consolidation from France’s leadership, the latter is opposed to spending cuts and reforms — such as raising the retirement age and reforming the pension system — that economists see as necessary to balance the books.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Add in market consolidation, shifting defense priorities and global supply chain realignments and the complexity only increases.—
Heather Rosenow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Francis was leading from a place of unification and camaraderie where all of these boys, Stebbins included, don’t want to see each other falter and don’t want to see each other die.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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And many additional ideas in theoretical physics seek to add in additional symmetries, additional dimensions, additional extra particles, or additional unification frameworks.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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Haint is an amalgamation of a lot of things that keep me up at night.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Merger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merger. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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