as in consolidations
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 mergers
McClory said the mergers don’t make the Gary community a melting pot, which becomes bland and one-note after a while.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
In fact, according to Dealogic, Citigroup has fallen to number 5 among leading mergers and acquisitions advisors in 2026, down from number 4 in 2025.
—Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Plenty will be on the table to discuss, from geopolitics to mergers and deals to the new technologies that are transforming the ways that entertainment is produced, distributed and monetized.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 June 2026
The financier started in trading before moving through mergers and acquisitions, treasury, and senior finance roles across Shell’s upstream and shale businesses.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 June 2026
California has become increasingly hostile to private-sector businesses—and especially to mergers.
—Alexander Ciccone, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Since then, along with its fellow detectors Virgo and KAGRA, LIGO has detected gravitational waves from many mergers between pairs of black holes, pairs of ultra-dense neutron stars — and even mixed mergers between a black hole and a neutron star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Over the decades, the companies she’s worked for have undergone mergers and consolidation.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
As Hollywood wades through a fresh era of mergers and contraction, that has not happened.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
In fact, according to Dealogic, Citigroup has fallen to number 5 among leading mergers and acquisitions advisors in 2026, down from number 4 in 2025.
—Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Plenty will be on the table to discuss, from geopolitics to mergers and deals to the new technologies that are transforming the ways that entertainment is produced, distributed and monetized.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 June 2026
The financier started in trading before moving through mergers and acquisitions, treasury, and senior finance roles across Shell’s upstream and shale businesses.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 June 2026
California has become increasingly hostile to private-sector businesses—and especially to mergers.
—Alexander Ciccone, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Since then, along with its fellow detectors Virgo and KAGRA, LIGO has detected gravitational waves from many mergers between pairs of black holes, pairs of ultra-dense neutron stars — and even mixed mergers between a black hole and a neutron star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Over the decades, the companies she’s worked for have undergone mergers and consolidation.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
As Hollywood wades through a fresh era of mergers and contraction, that has not happened.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mergers
Noun
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The closures and consolidations come amid declining enrollment.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Vineyard exits and winery consolidations will take place over a roughly four-year period in the United States, the company said.—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Before that, were there additional unifications that occurred?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mergers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mergers. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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