as in merger
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the merging of the two companies resulted in a corporation with a totally different configuration
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as in combining
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
years of living side by side had failed to merge the various ethnic groups into one community, and the city remained more of a mosaic than a melting pot
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Recent Examples of merging
PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Additionally, as the district considers closing and merging schools, Cassellius said the money could support new or improved recreational facilities at schools receiving displaced students.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Yellowstone even predated the 2019 re-merging of CBS and Viacom, which formed the company that in 2022 was rebranded as Paramount Global.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Mars, your ruling planet, is finishing its six-week trek through Scorpio — your sector of intimacy, control, transformation, and energetic merging.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
The steps to the lawn in this couple's yard reflects their merging of styles.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
Andromeda is a vast spiral galaxy formed from the merging of multiple smaller galaxies billions of years ago.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Any disruptions in the merging of the SDF into the Syrian state raises the risk of an ISIS resurgence.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The road to social media was a hazy and confusing merging of these two types of websites.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
By merging with the just over 50-member Poway Kiwanians, Beavers said the combined group now has 74 members.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Among a list of other concerns, the rivals claimed that the merging companies omitted some material from the merger agreement in their application.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
Over time, these black holes grow by feeding on gas and merging with others.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
The first two volumes of the season set the stage for the crew to take on one last battle to stop Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) from merging the Abyss into the Hawkins.
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
The downside is the three-cylinder engine only made 78 horsepower and made highway merging a challenge.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
By merging horror and political trauma, the film transforms its ghosts into metaphors for Kashmir itself—a land where the past is never buried, only silenced, and where true liberation depends on acknowledging the pain of all sides.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Throughout the modern era, architects have been drawn to the idea of merging dwellings with the earth itself.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
SwifDoo also supports merging or splitting files, batch processing multiple documents, and converting PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Additionally, as the district considers closing and merging schools, Cassellius said the money could support new or improved recreational facilities at schools receiving displaced students.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Yellowstone even predated the 2019 re-merging of CBS and Viacom, which formed the company that in 2022 was rebranded as Paramount Global.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Mars, your ruling planet, is finishing its six-week trek through Scorpio — your sector of intimacy, control, transformation, and energetic merging.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
The steps to the lawn in this couple's yard reflects their merging of styles.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
Andromeda is a vast spiral galaxy formed from the merging of multiple smaller galaxies billions of years ago.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Any disruptions in the merging of the SDF into the Syrian state raises the risk of an ISIS resurgence.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The road to social media was a hazy and confusing merging of these two types of websites.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
The suspect ran through red lights and swerved across several lanes on Balboa Boulevard in Encino while driving at around 80 mph before merging onto the northbound 101 Freeway.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
By merging with the just over 50-member Poway Kiwanians, Beavers said the combined group now has 74 members.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Among a list of other concerns, the rivals claimed that the merging companies omitted some material from the merger agreement in their application.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
Over time, these black holes grow by feeding on gas and merging with others.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
The first two volumes of the season set the stage for the crew to take on one last battle to stop Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) from merging the Abyss into the Hawkins.
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
The downside is the three-cylinder engine only made 78 horsepower and made highway merging a challenge.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
By merging horror and political trauma, the film transforms its ghosts into metaphors for Kashmir itself—a land where the past is never buried, only silenced, and where true liberation depends on acknowledging the pain of all sides.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Throughout the modern era, architects have been drawn to the idea of merging dwellings with the earth itself.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merging
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The group was formed by the merger of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and Inland Press Association in 2019.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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For much of the past decade, sportsbooks and legacy sports media companies have chased a dream of the perfect merger—one that leans on the latter’s platform and name to build a dominant gambling brand.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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An ugly opening half, which featured the teams combining for 6-of-24 shooting in the game’s first 10 minutes, saw the visiting Wildcats catch fire from beyond the arc.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Fire Breathing in the Wild, a show combining live music, slam poetry and breathing to explore themes about living in California, will be presented Saturday at the West Sacramento Black Box Theater.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Beijing has pledged that unification is inevitable—by force if necessary—and has significantly ramped up military activities in the Taiwan Strait in recent years.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Garner takes the diary form, mixing the intimate, the intellectual, and the everyday, to new heights.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Cursed Daughters is more of an intergenerational saga, mixing comedy and tragedy in the way all families do.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Bloomberg | Getty Images Private equity fund managers are bracing for a wave of consolidation as investors demand higher returns and stronger governance, forcing a shakeout in an overcrowded industry, several industry veterans said at a high-level finance summit in Hong Kong on Tuesday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Amid the roster’s consolidation, that group has largely been wiped out, leaving Fairley to manage the fallout.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Our research has described the needs of callers who reach out to 211, community capacity to respond to callers’ needs, the ability of 211 to detect rapid changes in community needs, and the benefits of integrating health referrals into 211s.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, due to a lot of personal research, the connecting of many dots, and a strong Wi-Fi signal, Teddy has uncovered the truth.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How DarkSpectre stayed hidden for years DarkSpectre succeeded by blending legitimate functionality with hidden malware.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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This approach highlights the company’s focus on blending practical functionality with playful design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Merging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merging. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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