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
But a hospital system merger in that state that has created local rage has national relevance.
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Bob Herman, STAT, 18 May 2026
The company said that both NextEra and Dominion operate in different states and are subject to different rates and regulations, which would still be the case if the merger is approved.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 18 May 2026
Spirit was an unsuccessful merger target of both Frontier and JetBlue as its losses mounted after the coronavirus pandemic.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
In an era of peak partisanship at the national level, Connecticut lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have for years agreed that the state’s approval process for major hospital transactions — like mergers and acquisitions — needed a major overhaul.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
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Bob Herman, STAT, 18 May 2026
The company said that both NextEra and Dominion operate in different states and are subject to different rates and regulations, which would still be the case if the merger is approved.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 18 May 2026
Spirit was an unsuccessful merger target of both Frontier and JetBlue as its losses mounted after the coronavirus pandemic.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
In an era of peak partisanship at the national level, Connecticut lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have for years agreed that the state’s approval process for major hospital transactions — like mergers and acquisitions — needed a major overhaul.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merger
Noun
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But in this merging process, several threads have been left behind.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Predictably, Corey has been criticized in certain quarters for her merging of the lowest and loftiest forms of culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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In turn, debt consolidation is one of the fastest debt relief routes to take.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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China’s objective is not to fracture the Western alliance outright, but to prevent the consolidation of a fully unified and enduring Western front.—
Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
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Sardinia’s unification, in the mid-1800s, with what would become the Kingdom of Italy is seen by many as an act of colonization.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Kim’s latest military inspections came after South Korea said Wednesday that the new North Korean constitution dropped previous commitments to peaceful unification with South Korea and redefined its territory only as the northern half the Korean Peninsula.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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At its center is a character called the Lizard Demon, an amalgamation of powerful, predatory men.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Bass is an amalgamation of electronic music, featuring stylings such as dubstep and trap.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Merger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merger. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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