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 French government borrowing costs have soared to their highest level in nearly a quarter of a century as jittery bond markets have responded to the country's failure to impose fiscal consolidation. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 And the efficiencies of media consolidation often come from producing less original content with fewer people. — Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 The Barbie premiere took place on July 9 in Los Angeles, and less than a week later, SAG joined the WGA in its labor strikes, which slow-rolled directly into our current moment of M&A and consolidation. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 According to Benski, focusing on talent over consolidation has been an important factor in Lumina’s lifecycle. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consolidation

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Noun

The botched merger proved costly, and its fallout is ongoing.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026
Among the headliners on Monday were Banijay Entertainment chairman Jeff Zucker and CEO Marco Bassetti discussing what the future holds following the merger of Banijay and All3Media to create the world’s largest independent production group.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of merger

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Elmer had earlier been at a unification center where parents were reunited with their children after the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, which police said was carried out by a 16-year-old who is also dead.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Yet the unification addresses a far different concern than the one the region now faces.

— Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 9 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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