as in empire
a group of businesses or enterprises under one control
the huge media conglomerate owns TV and radio stations, a cable company, and a movie studio
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as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river
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as in composite
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Recent Examples of conglomerate
Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Drake is reportedly backing away from several key claims made against music conglomerate Universal Music Group in his ongoing lawsuit.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
The company also has stakes in Universal Music Group and conglomerate Vivendi SE, whose chairman is another son, 44-year-old Yannick.
—Tara Patel, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
Incidentally, the name in question—conglomerate Wanda—is still fresh from cutting its stadium rights relationship with modern-day La Liga giant Atlético Madrid.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 16 July 2022
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Noun
In 2021, the brand was acquired by the OTB Group, a conglomerate that also owns Maison Margiela and Diesel.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Drake is reportedly backing away from several key claims made against music conglomerate Universal Music Group in his ongoing lawsuit.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
The brewery was eventually nationalized under former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, conglomerating with Pyramid brewery in the 1960s.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
The company also has stakes in Universal Music Group and conglomerate Vivendi SE, whose chairman is another son, 44-year-old Yannick.
—Tara Patel, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
Adjective
Record first-quarter earnings of $200 million at engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings lifted the fortune of Isidro Consunji and siblings by 47% to $2.65 billion.
—Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
Incidentally, the name in question—conglomerate Wanda—is still fresh from cutting its stadium rights relationship with modern-day La Liga giant Atlético Madrid.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 16 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerate
Noun
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But building a criminal empire is expensive, and not just monetarily.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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McKinley, after all, presided over America’s 1898 emergence as a colonial empire.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In Wednesday’s takeover, a Barnard worker closed the entrance to Milbank, where the student life dean’s office is also located, shortly after protesters began to gather, according to student newspaper Columbia Spectator.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Helly’s life, acting as a spy to gather intelligence against the Microdat revolutionaries.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This is more common in people with obesity and happens when fat accumulates in the liver.—
Lisa Rapaport,
EverydayHealth.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Its losses contracted in the first nine-months of 2024, but ABS-CBN has accumulated 37.08 billion pesos in losses since 2020.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sena The helmet's shell is made of composite fiberglass, and the visor comes Pinlock-ready.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2025
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Deutsche Bank’s composite investor positioning measure fell hard to the dead-neutral zone at week’s end, a constructive though not decisive development.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Avs looking forward Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland met with local media earlier this week and hinted captain Gabriel Landeskog likely wasn’t coming back before the end of the regular season.—
Pierre LeBrun,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Patrick voiced his thoughts on X on Friday after meeting with the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The lesson: Always read the ingredient list, especially as some sunscreens are hybrid formulas and contain physical and chemical UV filters.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
28 Feb. 2025
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On its quest to do just that, the Dutch yard has come out with a slew of hybrid stunners.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As Emily continues to investigate the Zhang siblings’ work, their lives converge to devastating effect in the Zhang family dim sum restaurant.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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Artists, tastemakers and executives converged in Kingston, Jamaica February 19 through 23, 2025 for the third annual Island Music Conference (IMC).—
Janeé Bolden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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SpaceX has yet to conduct a mission to orbit or test out how Starship will rendezvous with another vehicle for refueling in space, a maneuver the company must perfect to supply the vehicle with enough fuel to get to the moon.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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That night, when Noor rendezvoused with Peter, Catherine Rose in their secret meeting place, Sami called with the bad news, before boarding a plane with the mother.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Conglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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