conglomerating

verb

present participle of conglomerate
1
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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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conglomerating
  1. gathering
  2. accumulating
  3. converging
  4. collecting
  5. assembling
  6. meeting
  7. clustering
  8. congregating
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  • Students are gathering and blocking access near the School of Political Science, while other students are joining the high school student protest movement and the blockades at high schools in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on October 7, 2026.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Even as researchers explore what's causing the problem, momentum is gathering among policymakers from both parties to crack down on social media companies.
    — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • Although still dealing with the aftermath of government funds flooding the economy AFTER the pandemic subsided, folks are still working and accumulating wealth — or blowing their paycheck — depending on one’s view of current income.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Mojo has become the modern poster child for that comedic sub-genre, while accumulating millions of views and widespread acclaim in the process.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • Dietitians, dermatology-adjacent brands and primary care clinicians are converging on the same message.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • These climate-health challenges are converging with broader demographic and social trends.
    — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of converging
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  • And the pop star has been collecting some major co-signs along the way.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some laboratory tests might involve only the discomfort of a blood draw or the awkwardness of collecting a urine or stool sample, but others carry the possibility of physical harm.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of collecting
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  • Mark Zuckerberg is also establishing a family compound Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth $261 billion, has also been assembling a family compound in Palo Alto one house at a time.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The new leadership team that Skydance is assembling under the direction of Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, just recruited from Mattel to serve as co-CEO, has to navigate that dynamic.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
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  • Her knowledge of the scene here is truly phenomenal, and her passion for eating out, her home city, and meeting new people is fantastically infectious.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement One person described meeting a woman on a train and spending an amazing train ride together.
    — Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of meeting
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  • But clustering the high-end systems is an investment only a subset of users will ever need to make.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Keeping the molecules fixed within the plastic prevents them from clustering as easily.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of clustering
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  • This year, though, the river’s dry sections could prevent returning salmon from getting far, and might leave them congregating at its mouth or in its lower reaches, which can increase the risks of a disease outbreak.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Just two years later, in 1928, The New York Times reported that thousands of ex-Neapolitans were congregating for a festival that had already extended from one day to a full week.
    — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of congregating

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“Conglomerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomerating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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