Meaning & use
conglomerate
A large corporation formed by combining several different, often unrelated, companies.
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The media conglomerate owns newspapers, television networks, and streaming services.
Regulators worried that the growing conglomerate had too much control over the market.
A note on using this word
In geology, a 'conglomerate' also names a rock made of rounded pebbles cemented together in finer material.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
(geology) A rock composed of rounded pebbles or fragments cemented together within a finer material.
The canyon walls revealed layers of conglomerate formed millions of years ago.
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