conglomeration
noun
con·glom·er·a·tion
kən-ˌglä-mə-ˈrā-shən 
ˌkän-
1
: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
2
: something conglomerated : a mixed mass or collection
Examples of conglomeration in a Sentence
a conglomeration of shops and restaurants
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In a different scenario, a conglomeration of Afghans in cities around the country could rise up.
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Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022
In the entertainment world, pop music stems from a conglomeration of other musical genres, including jazz, rock & roll and African drum rhythms.
—Marcus Cobb, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Such a rapid spin raises a significant centrifugal force at Didymos’s equator so that the asteroid, a loose conglomeration of smaller rocks, flattens out as the rocks roll toward its middle.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
That independent filmmaking has been hollowing out for decades, thanks to studio conglomeration, streaming platforms, and risk-averse financing, is no surprise.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
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Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022
In the entertainment world, pop music stems from a conglomeration of other musical genres, including jazz, rock & roll and African drum rhythms.
—Marcus Cobb, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Such a rapid spin raises a significant centrifugal force at Didymos’s equator so that the asteroid, a loose conglomeration of smaller rocks, flattens out as the rocks roll toward its middle.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
That independent filmmaking has been hollowing out for decades, thanks to studio conglomeration, streaming platforms, and risk-averse financing, is no surprise.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
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conglomeration
noun
con·glom·er·a·tion
kən-ˌgläm-ə-ˈrā-shən, ˌkän-
1
: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
2
: something conglomerated : a mixed coherent mass
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