CONGLOMERATING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

conglomerating

verb

present participle of conglomerate

as in gathering

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 accumulating

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 conglomerating 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

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The lawyer added that according to Zhykovych, Berezovska conducted several tasks for the two men, gathering information on people of interest to them.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
But gathering the real-world human data necessary to win Food and Drug Administration approval for drugs, devices, and other interventions can be an arduous task.

— Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of gathering

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In our own solar system, giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn are thought to have begun rapidly accumulating their massive gaseous envelopes once their growing cores reached roughly 20 times Earth's mass.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The Kraken have done a fantastic job accumulating depth and building a balanced system with a priority on skill.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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Three converging trends explain why the home is where this story will be won or lost, and why the industry serving it needs to innovate and adapt at speed.

— Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Strategists warn that rock-bottom volatility, fresh stock market all-time highs and unresolved geopolitical risks are converging just as markets enter the historically stormy mid-August-to-mid-October stretch.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

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An Acquisition Chain, Not A One-Off OpenRouter lands on top of a stack Stripe has been assembling piece by piece.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Peltz weighs deal for Wendy’s Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund is assembling a group that could bid to take Wendy’s private as the chain faces declining sales, falling traffic, and restaurant closures.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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Sacramento was crawling Saturday as crowds packed Bugtopia, winding between tables and clustering around displays with the restless motion of a human-sized ant colony.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of clustering

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Video from Reuters showed worshippers congregating near the ruins of the community hub in the Tequendama neighborhood.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Out of fear of lost revenue, the two allegedly hatched a plan to use mothballs to deter birds from congregating on the beach behind their businesses, authorities said.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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