How to Use merge in a Sentence

merge

verb
  • Three lanes of traffic all merge at this point.
  • Along the coast the mountains gradually merge with the shore.
  • The two banks merged to form one large institution.
  • She merged into the crowd and disappeared.
  • Many small companies have been forced to merge.
  • To save the business, the owners decided to merge it with one of their competitors.
  • Day slowly merged into night.
  • The two schools merged as Mobile Ballet, and Corey was hired to lead it.
    Lawrence Specker | , al, 11 May 2023
  • Lowe moved to the Republic when the two papers merged in 1996.
    Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Rain winds down tonight as the remnants of Nicole merge up with a cold front passing the area.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The deal would, if completed, merge two of Italy’s largest lenders.
    Matt Clinch, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
  • With her new role in Daisy Jones & The Six, the star was able to merge her passions for music and acting.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Pulling out to pass, need more urge to merge with freeway traffic, want more zip away from a stop light?
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In a vacuum, the plumes from these nozzles are designed to merge and act as one.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The roundabout will help cross traffic merge with the flow of traffic on 33, according to the DOT.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2022
  • It was merged in 2010 with PureWow, a site aimed at a younger audience.
    Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 May 2024
  • Images of the precious blood-pumping organ are merged with pipes, a faucet head and even a grenade.
    Aaron X. Smith, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Later, movie and TV contenders were merged in many of the categories as well.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 May 2024
  • The system is forecast to turn northeastward and merge with a strong cold front by the middle part of this week.
    Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2022
  • One of the most meaningful projects was when the two cities merged their water departments in 2001.
    Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Pulpy yet precise, those red strokes merge form and hue as surely as any of Louis’s rivulets of poured color.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Venus merging with the North Node invites you to align your energy with what holds worth.
    USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Many others are waiting for their account merge to go through.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Last fall, Kroger and Albertsons — two of the largest U.S. grocery chains — announced plans to merge in a $20 billion deal.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • From top to bottom, the space has been redesigned to merge the new with the old, and bubbly fans will have the chance to enjoy the cellars, the grounds, a new Champagne bar, and more.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The goal was to merge the most iconic parts of the treasured bakery and the legendary shoe brand in fun and unexpected ways.
    Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Pichai said back then that Google might merge teams that work on overlapping products.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The previous year, Dow Chemical agreed to merge with DuPont.
    Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Decades later, the Shields and Kennedy families almost merged again.
    Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Over in Miami, however, ’tis the season for Art Basel—the weeklong event merging the art world with the fashion and entertainment industry’s who’s who (think of it as fashion week for art, with a side of fashion, even still).
    Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024

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