as in conglomerates
a group of businesses or enterprises under one control
the media mogul's empire consists of newspapers, TV stations, and cable companies
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Recent Examples of empires
Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The private luncheon brought together leaders who’ve built empires, broken ceilings, and redefined what success looks like on their own terms.
—Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Dramatically perched on a cliffside, this gravity-defying marvel has weathered the rise and fall of empires.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
While Tata Sons and Tata Trusts have not issued any official statement on what transpired at the minister’s residence, it is widely reported that a power struggle is brewing inside one of India’s most powerful business empires.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Tamale, an important trading hub in northern Ghana, is known for its fugu clothing, a type of smock with roots in the Malian and Songhai empires.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The robber barons and telecom wildcatters borrowed to build their empires, and dragged their financiers down with them when the music stopped.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
All empires are transitory, right?
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
One of the earliest mentions of Sogdiana is in the fifth century BCE, when the land was a territory of one of the world’s first empires—the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The private luncheon brought together leaders who’ve built empires, broken ceilings, and redefined what success looks like on their own terms.
—Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Dramatically perched on a cliffside, this gravity-defying marvel has weathered the rise and fall of empires.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
While Tata Sons and Tata Trusts have not issued any official statement on what transpired at the minister’s residence, it is widely reported that a power struggle is brewing inside one of India’s most powerful business empires.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Tamale, an important trading hub in northern Ghana, is known for its fugu clothing, a type of smock with roots in the Malian and Songhai empires.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The robber barons and telecom wildcatters borrowed to build their empires, and dragged their financiers down with them when the music stopped.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
All empires are transitory, right?
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
One of the earliest mentions of Sogdiana is in the fifth century BCE, when the land was a territory of one of the world’s first empires—the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empires
conglomerates
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Chen’s Prince Group employs thousands of people and bills itself as one of the biggest conglomerates in Cambodia, with investments in luxury real estate, banking services, hotels, major construction developments, grocery stores and even luxury watches.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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While the industry here is best known for producing bulk grapes for conglomerates such as Gallo, there are high-quality zinfandel vines that are more than 100 years old, and vintners are experimenting with many other varieties.—
Justin Goldman,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Empires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empires. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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