as in merger
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency
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Recent Examples of consolidation
For many operators, this kind of digital consolidation can be the difference between operating reactively and planning proactively.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Trump has already tried to use three pretexts to usurp power — terrorism, national emergency, and war itself — to justify his mass deportations, universal tariffs, and consolidations of power.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
The consolidation of wealth amongst a miniscule fraction of the Earth’s population continues, contributing to the conditions for the global rise of facism.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
Patrick Fuchs, the 37-year-old chairman of obscure and quaintly named Surface Transportation Board, has signalled what colleagues and industry players are interpreting as an openness to consolidation, or at least a clean break from the reflexive antipathy of his predecessor to deals.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 19 June 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Trump has already tried to use three pretexts to usurp power — terrorism, national emergency, and war itself — to justify his mass deportations, universal tariffs, and consolidations of power.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
The consolidation of wealth amongst a miniscule fraction of the Earth’s population continues, contributing to the conditions for the global rise of facism.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
Patrick Fuchs, the 37-year-old chairman of obscure and quaintly named Surface Transportation Board, has signalled what colleagues and industry players are interpreting as an openness to consolidation, or at least a clean break from the reflexive antipathy of his predecessor to deals.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consolidation
Noun
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The deal ends up being halted at the last minute after Alex presents a merger between UBA and rival network NBN to the board and confronts Paul over his shady practices.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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After a decade of merger fever, media companies no longer believe that bigger is always better.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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In September 2019, Poirier faced Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Beijing has vowed to achieve unification with the island, by force if necessary.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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