mergers

plural of merger

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mergers It’s been a dynamic year with a varied complexion of transactions, from mega-mergers to portfolio pruning through corporate divestitures. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Some of the most cataclysmic events in the cosmos, such as mergers of supermassive black holes, should produce a very specific gravitational wave signature, according to general relativity. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Given the history of past media mergers, there’s good reason to be fearful. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 Between the pandemic, the strikes, the consolidation among the streaming companies, and now the mergers, there’s never been a more difficult time to work in the industry. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026 Executives from French media and entertainment group Mediawan Group, whose production banner portfolio includes Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, were among the people on stage getting quizzed about the impact of mega-mergers. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Both companies boast century-old studios, beloved media brands and a recent past that has included several fraught mergers. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 In the first six months alone, Goldman has advised on more than $1 trillion in mergers and garnered over $12 billion in equities revenue. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mergers
Noun
  • Melvoin also was curious about how much flexibility the district would have to rethink or cancel projects based on state funding decisions or decisions related to school closures or consolidations.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Boulder Valley School District is proposing a sweeping round of school closures and consolidations.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Before that, were there additional unifications that occurred?
    — Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025

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

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