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
Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Just look at the German public’s collective shoulder shrug when top-flight conglomerates such as Bosch, ThyssenKrupp, and Siemens announced thousands of job cuts, says Thomas Puls, senior economist at the German Economic Institute.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Tara Patel, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
Ultimately, giant conglomerates Apple, Google and Amazon entered the streaming space and, alongside Spotify, swallowed up market share, edging TIDAL increasingly toward the margins.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
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
Illinois legislators have been mulling consolidating the three public transportation agencies into a larger conglomerate.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Just look at the German public’s collective shoulder shrug when top-flight conglomerates such as Bosch, ThyssenKrupp, and Siemens announced thousands of job cuts, says Thomas Puls, senior economist at the German Economic Institute.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
Ultimately, giant conglomerates Apple, Google and Amazon entered the streaming space and, alongside Spotify, swallowed up market share, edging TIDAL increasingly toward the margins.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
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
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In the trailer, Pakistani-American brothers Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh) Dar discover that their father’s convenience store empire was nothing but a front, and that the real family business has been selling drugs all along.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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His business empire extends from power generation, airports, mining, ports, and cement.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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The trend has been squarely rising for the past decade, gathering pace in the pandemic, to become a defining way to travel for wealthy privacy-hunters and families looking for a hyper-luxe set-up to fly and flop across the generations.—
Giles Hattersley,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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Israelis gathered in a Tel Aviv square, watching the hostage release live on a large screen.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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Yes, those picks are great, and Dubas has done a fine job of accumulating them.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The problem, Haynes said, is that the snow is not accumulating in abundance.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The scores were then weighted and tallied to obtain a composite final score.—
Javier Paz,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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The witness provided a description of the man, which was later used to create a composite sketch that was released to the public, Thoemmes said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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One of them, Virginia Allen, then 86, agreed to meet with Smilios for regular interviews.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
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This game is the second time the Chiefs and Eagles have met in the Super Bowl in the last three years and could mark a third consecutive championship for the Chiefs.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Mets oversaw his first Tommy John surgery in 2019 and after undergoing a hybrid Tommy John/internal brace procedure with the Mets last July, Smith, who became a free agent in November, wanted to continue his medical care with the same team.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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By working by, with, and through others and developing tools tailored to helping people solve global security challenges, Johnson aims to open access to the power of hybrid intelligence.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful figures from the media, finance, technology and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2025
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His disses and phenomenal momentum certainly helped, but several factors converged.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 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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Rocket Lab's launch must be precisely timed to allow its satellite to rendezvous with True Anomaly's spacecraft in orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
12 Apr. 2024
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“Conglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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