agglomeration
noun
ag·glom·er·a·tion
ə-ˌglä-mə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the action or process of collecting in a mass
the agglomeration of matter into stars and galaxies
2
: a heap or cluster of usually disparate (see disparate sense 1) elements
… an agglomeration of 100-year-old cottages with gingerbread scroll-saw ornamentation.—
Ira Henry Freeman
Ira Henry Freeman3
: a large, densely and contiguously populated area consisting of a city and its suburbs
an urban agglomeration
Examples of agglomeration in a Sentence
This suburb has become just a vast agglomeration of houses, people, and cars.
the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops
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DeSantis and fellow Republicans have touted the makeshift detention center — an agglomeration of tents, trailers and temporary buildings constructed in a matter of days — as an efficient and get-tough response to President Donald Trump’s call for mass deportations.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Over her career, Alvarez has developed a richly personal language that the impressive agglomeration of her work connects and reveals.
—Elly Fishman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Bridges are quickly knitting the whole agglomeration together — more than a dozen in just three years.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Good transport accessibility could also lead more people to choose to live outside urban centers, potentially increasing the value of such real estate and contributing to the expansion of cities and agglomerations.
—Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Over her career, Alvarez has developed a richly personal language that the impressive agglomeration of her work connects and reveals.
—Elly Fishman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Bridges are quickly knitting the whole agglomeration together — more than a dozen in just three years.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Good transport accessibility could also lead more people to choose to live outside urban centers, potentially increasing the value of such real estate and contributing to the expansion of cities and agglomerations.
—Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Agglomeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agglomeration. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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agglomeration
noun
ag·glom·er·a·tion
ə-ˌgläm-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the action or process of collecting in a mass
2
: a heap or cluster of dissimilar elements
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