as in aggregate
a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together
Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year. The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources.
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Recent Examples of aggregation
Costa Mesa leaders will discuss an ordinance next month to enroll in the agency’s community choice aggregation program, which will allow the power authority to purchase electricity on behalf of Costa Mesa’s 50,000 residential and commercial customers.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s why, according to Metzger, policy leaders should be thinking about how to prevent dramatic wealth aggregation.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Protein aggregation underlies devastating disorders such as Alzheimer’s plaques, Parkinson’s Lewy bodies, and misfolded proteins in cancer.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The findings emerge from an aggregation of U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, blended with proprietary Bank of America transaction analyses.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s why, according to Metzger, policy leaders should be thinking about how to prevent dramatic wealth aggregation.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Protein aggregation underlies devastating disorders such as Alzheimer’s plaques, Parkinson’s Lewy bodies, and misfolded proteins in cancer.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The findings emerge from an aggregation of U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, blended with proprietary Bank of America transaction analyses.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
Noun
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The big question Can the Leafs replace Marner in the aggregate?—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The gulf between who Nelson really might be and how an aggregate of cultures—Colombian, American, capitalist, masculine—has molded him is the source of the play’s tragedy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nonfood-contact surfaces have accumulation of soil.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches above 9000 feet with localized amounts of 14 or more inches in the highest peaks.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos had 01 personnel on the field — no running backs, one tight end and four wide receivers — but the play Payton called didn’t match that grouping.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jason Wu stretched himself to a new place with a highly creative collection inspired by Robert Rauschenberg, utilizing collage and assemblage for innovative constructions.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
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The song was released with the video, an ode to pastels that depicts the changing of the guard from one album to the next with a snake turning into a cluster of butterflies.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Simulating a cosmic storm To test this, the researchers simulated a black hole with a billion solar masses at the center of a galaxy cluster weighing a quadrillion Suns, a thousand times the Milky Way’s mass.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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France looked decent but exited, somewhat unfortunately, in the first group stage.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The group will do it again Sunday night at the Fox Theatre.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mafbeanl Rocket Launcher for Kids Future NASA engineers and rocket scientists can explore a variety of STEM concepts in this engaging activity kit.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Once connected, Spotify can be used in a variety of contexts.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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