as in conglomerate
a group of businesses or enterprises under one control
the media mogul's empire consists of newspapers, TV stations, and cable companies
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His vision of God’s power, God’s expansive kingdom, conflicted starkly with human empire.
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Robert Kirkman built a comic book empire out of The Walking Dead, his meditation on how people move forward to survive amid tragedy and destruction.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
The Science Path requires you to collect and display Codices in your empire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
But several victory laps akin to Thomason’s have been run across Murdoch’s media empire of late.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Robert Kirkman built a comic book empire out of The Walking Dead, his meditation on how people move forward to survive amid tragedy and destruction.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
The Science Path requires you to collect and display Codices in your empire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
But several victory laps akin to Thomason’s have been run across Murdoch’s media empire of late.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Empire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empire. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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