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noun

kən-ˈgläm-rət How to pronounce conglomerate (audio)
Definition of conglomeratenext
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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conglomerate

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verb

kən-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt How to pronounce conglomerate (audio)
1
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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2
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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conglomerate

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adjective

as in composite

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Recent Examples of conglomerate
Noun
Since Cosnova was founded 25 years ago, the German beauty conglomerate has become a leader in the value and mass-market beauty space. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 News of the Swatch Group’s came to light this past June, when the conglomerate originally sought $170 million in damages in the case. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe. — Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026 The Korea Times reported that the alliance, made up of private equity firm MBK Partners and conglomerate YoongPoong, said the plan was designed for company Chairman Choi Yun-beom to hold on to management control. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Her approach combines catalog ownership, touring, streaming, and direct sales, creating a conglomerate effect with herself as the charismatic CEO and her superfans as loyal, repeat customers. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025 Sports franchises are increasingly conglomerate in nature and often include multiple sports teams, a stadium or arena, ancillary property development, sports adjacent businesses, and more. — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conglomerate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerate
  1. empire
  2. gather
  3. accumulate
  4. composite
  5. converge
  6. hybrid
  7. meet
  8. amalgamated
Noun
  • Beyond her entertainment career, Parton built a sprawling and sophisticated business empire.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Court documents have previously suggested the Tates’ online empire brought in millions.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of empire
Verb
  • The feeds then went to the pets as the houseguests were set to gather at the dining room table time machine.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • King’s eyes gather the world’s hodgepodge, and her hand records with a sensitivity that can come only from fondness.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • But at some point, continually accumulating more can become an incomplete vision of success.
    — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In Cam Miller’s first start at quarterback against the Giants, the Dolphins’ offense had accumulated 102 yards by game’s end.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulate
Adjective
  • The authors argue that this has profound implications for composite materials in general.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Electrical testing also helped validate the basic concept for multifunctional composite parts.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of composite
Verb
  • That made watching the different parts of their lives finally converge at their wedding especially meaningful.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Preparing for Convergence Solving customer challenges through converging technologies requires interoperability.
    — Dirk Naylor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of converge
Adjective
  • Morris’s book focuses only on the representation of real animals; cataloguing mythic and hybrid creatures would take another volume entirely.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Along with Oyewale and Deal, the Horned Frogs return senior defensive tackle Ansel Din-Mbuh and junior stud (hybrid defensive end/linebacker) Zach Chapman.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hybrid
Verb
  • Lake Zurich and Antioch met twice last season, including in a second-round playoff game.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Big picture The league and the union are meeting regularly on various topics, but their disagreement on core economics — whether to move to a cap system — leaves little room for progress on the major issues.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of meet
Adjective
  • Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
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