merged; merging
1
: to cause to combine, unite, or coalesce (see coalesce sense 2)
merged the two companies
2
: to blend gradually by stages that blur distinctions
individuality and uniqueness are merged and blurred—
Norman Kelman
Norman Kelman3
archaic
: to plunge or engulf in something : immerse
1
: to become combined into one
The two banks merged.
2
: to blend or come together without abrupt change
merging traffic
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Examples of merge in a Sentence
To save the business, the owners decided to merge it with one of their competitors.
The two banks merged to form one large institution.
Many small companies have been forced to merge.
Three lanes of traffic all merge at this point.
Day slowly merged into night.
Along the coast the mountains gradually merge with the shore.
She merged into the crowd and disappeared.
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The company is actively seeking to merge with another operating company to address its financial challenges.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Chatter about the inevitability of consolidation within the streaming world has been going on for well over a year now, with a widespread expectation that at some point, a couple of major platforms will either merge or go away.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Vodafone first announced its agreement with CK Hutchison to merge with Three in June last year.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
On July 7, after months of on-and-off negotiations, Redstone clinched a deal to merge the media conglomerate with Skydance.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Chatter about the inevitability of consolidation within the streaming world has been going on for well over a year now, with a widespread expectation that at some point, a couple of major platforms will either merge or go away.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Vodafone first announced its agreement with CK Hutchison to merge with Three in June last year.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
On July 7, after months of on-and-off negotiations, Redstone clinched a deal to merge the media conglomerate with Skydance.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Merge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merge. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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merge
verb
merged; merging
1
: to cause to unite, combine, or coalesce
merge one corporation with another
2
: to cause to be incorporated and superseded
one effect of a judgment is to merge therein the cause of action on which the action is brought—American Jurisprudence 2d
compare bar sense 3b
American Jurisprudence 2d
: to become combined : undergo merger
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