CONSOLIDATION Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

consolidation

noun

kən-ˌsä-lə-ˈdā-shən

Definition of consolidation

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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Recent Examples of consolidation Marsh insisted content creators have to offer authentic and original stories in an ever-changing business challenged by industry consolidation, social media platforms and generative artificial intelligence tools. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 In the two years following the 2023 strikes, the entertainment industry lost 42,000 of its 142,000 jobs to streaming cutbacks, production moves to cheaper locations with better tax incentives, corporate consolidation and AI. — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Lionsgate, led by CEO Jon Feltheimer, has been a potential target for years but shares have been boosted sharply by takeover speculation amid rapid industry consolidation. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 Ticket prices could jump as much as 20%, Michael O’Leary predicted, with industry consolidation leading to fewer seats overall. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consolidation

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Via a merger, SpaceX would be sacrificing half of those fast-rising earnings to the Tesla shareholders, and getting what’s for now a minimal contribution from Tesla.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Last week, Barclays analysts suggested that a merger could be announced before Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting in December.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of merger

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Dodik has repeatedly called for the separation of the Bosnian Serb entity and its unification with Serbia, a call that has triggered fears of a revival of war-time ethnic tensions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Chain bookselling, which enabled the unification of the reading market, was one of the first heralds of a globalizing age.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of unification

Noun

For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Prediction markets enable a more complete merging of the financial with the social and linguistic than social media has been able to achieve.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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