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
This finding challenges older models that described aggregation as uniform.
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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
Wag bags – short for waste aggregation and gelling – are used to pack out poop.
—B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2025
There are many, many — there’s an aggregation of causes.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
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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
Wag bags – short for waste aggregation and gelling – are used to pack out poop.
—B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2025
There are many, many — there’s an aggregation of causes.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
Noun
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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
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The aberrant gene makes a form of the huntingtin protein that clumps into toxic aggregates, which prevent nerves from functioning normally.—
Alice Park,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cream and sugar nozzles and coffee half-and-half dispenser had residue and dust accumulation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The cover is removable and washable, so don’t worry about hair, dirt, or debris accumulation nor spills or accidents.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The league groupings completed at the releaguing meeting earlier this month were for non-football sports.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Notably absent from our assemblage are any enantiornithines.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Storm activity decreases in the central and eastern Atlantic heading into October because the clusters of showers and storms emerging from Africa that act as seeds for hurricane formation become less numerous and weaker.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The group recently opened Parks Place to continue the healing journey with up to four program graduates at a time.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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In United's Polaris cabin, the airline serves a variety of soft drinks, spirits, and beer.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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There are a variety of treatments, including counseling, medications and support groups, to help people who want to end that dependency.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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