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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 merger
The deal is subject to regulatory approval, but it’s widely believed that mergers will be less scrutinized when Trump takes office later this month.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Biden's decision to halt the merger followed a deadlock last month by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which could not agree on potential national security risks posed by the deal.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
RedBird Capital didn’t quite acquire Paramount Global, but the private equity firm was part of the consortium with Skydance that announced a merger with the company in July.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
French film companies and long-time collaborators Goodfellas and Rectangle Productions have finalized a merger, which has been in the works since the summer.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Biden's decision to halt the merger followed a deadlock last month by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which could not agree on potential national security risks posed by the deal.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
RedBird Capital didn’t quite acquire Paramount Global, but the private equity firm was part of the consortium with Skydance that announced a merger with the company in July.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
French film companies and long-time collaborators Goodfellas and Rectangle Productions have finalized a merger, which has been in the works since the summer.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merger
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It's been in consolidation mode since late December, when Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sounded an inflation alarm that subsided this week after two cool December inflation reports.Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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The trend raises questions about consolidation in the space.Lucinda Shen, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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This Shangri-la hidden in the folds of the Himalayas was a pugilistic hodgepodge of Buddhist fiefs until unification as a nation in the 17th century.By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Xi has repeatedly declared unification with Taiwan to be inevitable and has not ruled out using force to achieve it.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Influenced by its French colonial past (as seen in banh mi) and its neighbors in China, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, Vietnamese cuisine is an amalgamation of the exciting eats offered in these countries while still maintaining its own identity.Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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The character is an amalgamation of Joe Rogan and Russell Brand.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Merger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merger. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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