as in consolidations
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 mergers
Analysts took the call as a chance to ask the company’s new CEO, Steve Angel, about mergers and acquisitions.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Arment added that Rocket Lab’s clean balance sheet provides ammunition if the company chooses to pursue any more mergers or acquisitions.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Although gravitational wave detections have provided indirect evidence for black hole pairs and their eventual mergers, OJ287's two black holes had never been resolved visually, as telescopes simply lacked the resolution to distinguish them from a single point of light.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Formerly the head of global technology mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, Armstrong was part of the team hired by Musk to facilitate the acquisition of X, then known as Twitter.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s a supply and demand issue in the higher education sector, and Heckler expects mergers like this one will become more common.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Regional lenders have been under pressure after last year's banking turmoil, prompting mergers aimed at strengthening balance sheets and expanding into faster-growing markets.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Wall Street dealmakers can still file for clearance for mergers and acquisitions.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The agency voted to take public comment, including on a rule that limits a company from owning more than two stations in a market, and a restriction on mergers between any two of the four major broadcast networks.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Arment added that Rocket Lab’s clean balance sheet provides ammunition if the company chooses to pursue any more mergers or acquisitions.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Although gravitational wave detections have provided indirect evidence for black hole pairs and their eventual mergers, OJ287's two black holes had never been resolved visually, as telescopes simply lacked the resolution to distinguish them from a single point of light.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Formerly the head of global technology mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, Armstrong was part of the team hired by Musk to facilitate the acquisition of X, then known as Twitter.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s a supply and demand issue in the higher education sector, and Heckler expects mergers like this one will become more common.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Regional lenders have been under pressure after last year's banking turmoil, prompting mergers aimed at strengthening balance sheets and expanding into faster-growing markets.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Wall Street dealmakers can still file for clearance for mergers and acquisitions.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The agency voted to take public comment, including on a rule that limits a company from owning more than two stations in a market, and a restriction on mergers between any two of the four major broadcast networks.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mergers
Noun
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There's heartburn in the Terre Haute area as school consolidations come to Vigo County after thousands of students have left the area in recent years.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
10 Oct. 2025
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Looking back over more than two decades of price history, HD has a consistent tendency to emerge from long consolidations with powerful follow-through rallies lasting months — and often years.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Before that, were there additional unifications that occurred?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mergers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mergers. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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