It creates a union from two arrays or objects.
{% foreach item in [1, 2]|merge(['apple', 'orange']) %}
{{item}} <br />
{% endforeach %}
Result
1
2
apple
orange
Please note here that if a value is provided for the same key again in the merge parameter, the original value is overwritten by this new one.
{% foreach item in { 'apple': 'fruit', 'potato': 'unknown' }|merge({ 'potato': 'vegetable'}) %}
{{item}} <br />
{% endforeach %}
Result
fruit
vegetable