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
A lot of people are looking at mergers and acquisitions or looking at selling shares in their company.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Consumer giant Kimberly-Clark, which makes Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, is buying the company that makes Tylenol and Band-Aids in one of the biggest mergers of the year.
—NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
The musical tells the story of Tess McGill, a brainy young woman from Staten Island who lands a job as a secretary in the mergers an acquisitions department of a Manhattan brokerage firm.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Not only have initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions picked up, but there is also a need for more financing of AI infrastructure projects.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The Kenvue deal is the third-largest acquisition this year, according to mergers-and-acquisitions data provider Dealogic.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Activist investor Kimmeridge was Civitas’s founding backer when it was created in 2021 through a series of mergers.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Various mergers over the last few years have led to Avast, AVG, and Norton all belonging to the same parent company, Gen Digital.
—PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2025
Monroe, who joins Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the Los Angeles office, specializes in mergers and acquisitions.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Consumer giant Kimberly-Clark, which makes Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, is buying the company that makes Tylenol and Band-Aids in one of the biggest mergers of the year.
—NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
The musical tells the story of Tess McGill, a brainy young woman from Staten Island who lands a job as a secretary in the mergers an acquisitions department of a Manhattan brokerage firm.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Not only have initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions picked up, but there is also a need for more financing of AI infrastructure projects.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The Kenvue deal is the third-largest acquisition this year, according to mergers-and-acquisitions data provider Dealogic.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Activist investor Kimmeridge was Civitas’s founding backer when it was created in 2021 through a series of mergers.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Various mergers over the last few years have led to Avast, AVG, and Norton all belonging to the same parent company, Gen Digital.
—PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2025
Monroe, who joins Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the Los Angeles office, specializes in mergers and acquisitions.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mergers
Noun
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As this weekly chart shows, NFLX has a strong history of breaking out from similar consolidations, often following through to new highs.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The difference is that the majority of the shuttered newspapers last year was not the result of consolidations by big chains, but longtime independent owners who have given up — at places like the Wasatch Wave in Utah or the Aurelia Star in Iowa, the report said.—
David Bauder,
Fortune,
21 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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