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
Wall Street dealmakers can still file for clearance for mergers and acquisitions.
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Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Goldman’s investment banking business, which brings in fees from services like underwriting initial public offerings (IPO) and advising on mergers and acquisitions (M & A), has been rebounding over the past several quarters.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
And with Canadian National Railway (CN) recently teaming with CSX on an intermodal service line between Nashville and Vancouver, CN CEO Tracy Robinson said interline partnerships are a better alternative than mergers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 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
According to a release for the Free Speech Act, the FCC would no longer, be permitted to base its approval of mergers, licenses, or acquisitions on whether a company’s speech aligns with the political views of the current President.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The deal would mark a return to the era of huge leveraged buyouts that fell out of fashion in recent years over poor performance, and signal a revival of large-cap mergers and acquisitions.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has to approve many of those mergers—and Trump stacked the FCC with his supporters.
—Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
Apart from the libel suits, which the President can add teeth to by threatening regulatory sanctions or by slow-walking mergers and other business deals that require government approval, this is the persecution of people and organizations based on point of view.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Goldman’s investment banking business, which brings in fees from services like underwriting initial public offerings (IPO) and advising on mergers and acquisitions (M & A), has been rebounding over the past several quarters.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
And with Canadian National Railway (CN) recently teaming with CSX on an intermodal service line between Nashville and Vancouver, CN CEO Tracy Robinson said interline partnerships are a better alternative than mergers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 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
According to a release for the Free Speech Act, the FCC would no longer, be permitted to base its approval of mergers, licenses, or acquisitions on whether a company’s speech aligns with the political views of the current President.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The deal would mark a return to the era of huge leveraged buyouts that fell out of fashion in recent years over poor performance, and signal a revival of large-cap mergers and acquisitions.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has to approve many of those mergers—and Trump stacked the FCC with his supporters.
—Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
Apart from the libel suits, which the President can add teeth to by threatening regulatory sanctions or by slow-walking mergers and other business deals that require government approval, this is the persecution of people and organizations based on point of view.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mergers
Noun
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With dozens of startups now in the field, some bankruptcies and consolidations are inevitable.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mergers and consolidations are common in the legal industry and some of Denver’s largest local firms, including Sherman & Howard and Moye White, have been acquired in recent years.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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