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
CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit has fallen to us because the big conglomerates are afraid to upset the administration by putting their names on a legal complaint.
—Ori Zohar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Obamacare made insurance companies and hospital conglomerates rich.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Many of beauty’s leading conglomerates have their sights on India for 2026.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
Long before American beauty became synonymous with department stores, celebrity founders and global conglomerates, Hudnut was exporting American elegance internationally.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Broadcast licenses remain one of the few pressure points the federal government still has over major media companies — particularly because those licenses are directly tied to local stations owned by national conglomerates.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Also part of the consortium is David Blitzer’s Bolt Ventures, as well as Indian conglomerates Aditya Birla Group and The Times of India Group.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Also included is a look at Netflix, whose financials are also not directly comparable to those of the studio units of entertainment conglomerates.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
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The hype around OpenClaw has prompted other Chinese tech conglomerates to launch their own versions, with names like DuClaw, QClaw and ArkClaw.
—CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit has fallen to us because the big conglomerates are afraid to upset the administration by putting their names on a legal complaint.
—Ori Zohar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Obamacare made insurance companies and hospital conglomerates rich.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Many of beauty’s leading conglomerates have their sights on India for 2026.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
Long before American beauty became synonymous with department stores, celebrity founders and global conglomerates, Hudnut was exporting American elegance internationally.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Broadcast licenses remain one of the few pressure points the federal government still has over major media companies — particularly because those licenses are directly tied to local stations owned by national conglomerates.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Also part of the consortium is David Blitzer’s Bolt Ventures, as well as Indian conglomerates Aditya Birla Group and The Times of India Group.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Also included is a look at Netflix, whose financials are also not directly comparable to those of the studio units of entertainment conglomerates.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerates
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Those include tax cuts for small businesses by allowing pass-through entities to receive tax credits for research and development that are now only available for larger corporations under state law.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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On the South Dakota economy and growth Hansen said South Dakota should trust entrepreneurs and avoid using taxpayer money or incentives to lure big corporations to the state.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the closing scene, Rachel gathers her belongings, removes her wedding dress and exits the cabin.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Created in 2015 by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel, and Matthieu Pigasse, Mediawan group currently gathers more than 80 production labels operating in 13 countries.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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Crews especially aim around curb lines where dirt accumulates.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The city gets much of its water from mountain snow that accumulates east of the Continental Divide and on the western side.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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That will not be achieved with our current focus on military strength and power as well as economic domination — only an uneasy peace, until toppled by resistance and rebellion, as all the great empires have been in the past.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Indonesia’s richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, who helped turn the Djarum cigarette company into one of the country’s largest business empires and later became a controlling shareholder of Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s biggest private lender, died Thursday.—
Niniek Karmini,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Others were looking ahead to Geneva next month, when the industry converges for Watches and Wonders and the constellation of satellite events that now orbit it.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pop culture converges at Bartle Hall this weekend with the return of Planet Comicon Kansas City.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
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These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
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The Senate meets for an early pro-forma session Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Money meets group ideals as the Moon moves through your 2nd House of Resources and squares wise Jupiter in your 11th House of Friendship.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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The group assembles in a staggered formation and uses hand signals to communicate road hazards and turns.—
Brenda Miranda,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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The track assembles into a classic floor-filler.—
Jesse Dorris,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Conglomerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerates. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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