as in merger
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency
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The end of the Cold War and a recession led to the consolidation and relocation of much of the local aerospace industry.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
For the nascent Moor’s, joining South Side and North Shore breweries in Logan Square may be the launching pad both need in an increasingly challenging craft brewing market, where consolidation and liquidation have been prevalent in recent years.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Further consolidation would also mean more concentrated pollution in rural communities, pitting both California’s and the Biden administration’s methane goals against their environmental justice initiatives.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
It's been in consolidation mode since late December, when Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sounded an inflation alarm that subsided this week after two cool December inflation reports.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
For the nascent Moor’s, joining South Side and North Shore breweries in Logan Square may be the launching pad both need in an increasingly challenging craft brewing market, where consolidation and liquidation have been prevalent in recent years.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Further consolidation would also mean more concentrated pollution in rural communities, pitting both California’s and the Biden administration’s methane goals against their environmental justice initiatives.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
It's been in consolidation mode since late December, when Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell sounded an inflation alarm that subsided this week after two cool December inflation reports.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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