as in corporations
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 gathers
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 accumulates
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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Recent Examples of conglomerates
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent years, a growing number of health care providers have been acquired by health system conglomerates or private equity.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch, Rupert’s children who fought his efforts, will cease to be beneficiaries in any of the family’s holding trusts in the conglomerates.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
And yet, such claims have continued to be common in M&A activity, whether spanning industries, like conglomerates, or staying within an industry.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In a luxury industry almost entirely controlled by gargantuan conglomerates like LVMH and Kering, Armani was a rare holdout, managing to retain its independence a private company.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
In the current luxury landscape, which is dominated by conglomerates such as Louis Vuitton owner LVMH and Gucci parent company Kering, Armani was one of the few designers to remain the sole shareholder of his company.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
That's Kraft Heinz, one of the world's largest food conglomerates, splitting into two companies.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Roughly one-third of the West Bank labour force worked in Israel in 1985,9 with around half this number employed in the construction industry—a vital sector for the large business conglomerates that sat at the heart of the Israeli economy.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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Since Nomad’s inception, Bellavance-Lecompte and his cofounder Giorgio Pace, an avant-garde curator, have seen the fair resonate in the fashion world, while drawing chief executive officers from the sector’s biggest conglomerates.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
In recent years, a growing number of health care providers have been acquired by health system conglomerates or private equity.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch, Rupert’s children who fought his efforts, will cease to be beneficiaries in any of the family’s holding trusts in the conglomerates.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
And yet, such claims have continued to be common in M&A activity, whether spanning industries, like conglomerates, or staying within an industry.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In a luxury industry almost entirely controlled by gargantuan conglomerates like LVMH and Kering, Armani was a rare holdout, managing to retain its independence a private company.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
In the current luxury landscape, which is dominated by conglomerates such as Louis Vuitton owner LVMH and Gucci parent company Kering, Armani was one of the few designers to remain the sole shareholder of his company.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
That's Kraft Heinz, one of the world's largest food conglomerates, splitting into two companies.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Roughly one-third of the West Bank labour force worked in Israel in 1985,9 with around half this number employed in the construction industry—a vital sector for the large business conglomerates that sat at the heart of the Israeli economy.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerates
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Get corporations on board with stopping abuse There’s a growing movement centered on the idea that the power of consumers can be leveraged to end agricultural abuses.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Layoffs directly tied to automation are mounting, although the financial rewards corporations seek have not yet fully materialized.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Neen James — Exceptional Experiences In Exceptional Experiences, luxury consultant Neen James gathers insights gleaned from decades of experience in very exclusive circles and brings them down to earth.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the evenings everyone gathers by the river where the Danube and the Sava meet.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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As heat accumulates in the interior, the Earth in Kane’s simulations would experience an uptick in volcanism lasting for about 15 million years.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Research also suggests that as the day goes on, waste accumulates in the brain that sleep helps clear out, Carvalho said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Drawing on his extensive study of history, which spans 500 years and covers the rise and fall of empires, Dalio sees a historical precedent for such transformative shifts.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Murdochs and Redstones are far from the only families that clung tenaciously to control of their media empires for as long as possible.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Others argue that over the long term sustainability at the system level converges with sustainable value creation.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Civic pride meets global ambition The 2025 edition gathered nearly 13,000 attendees, including 700 professionals and 310 journalists, with screenings almost sold out and industry sessions at 90% capacity.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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School officials caution us that there’s more here than meets the eye; more on that in a minute as well.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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When cast onto a flat mold and dried out, the microgel assembles into a paper or film, depending on the final thickness, that is strong yet flexible.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Persistent Midstream Processing Gaps Even when ore is mined outside China, concentrates still may travel back to Asia for separation and metal making.—
Brendon Grunewald,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Lee concentrates on darkness from the moment Shinhye arrives in her new home.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Conglomerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerates. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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