Definition of aggregatenext
as in to number
to have a total of over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books

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aggregate

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adjective

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Recent Examples of aggregate
Noun
Technology that was for decades a contribution to slowing inflation has in recent years flipped to raising prices in aggregate. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Text watermarks work by biasing the model’s word choices in a pattern spread across the entire document, only detectable in aggregate by the right tool. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
Data was pulled from BOSS Revolution’s proprietary database, aggregated, and analyzed, covering users from a variety of age groups, income brackets, and geographic locations. Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Green’s own admission of using AI to quickly aggregate research to drive content creation may allude to a similar phenomenon of losing his own creative discretion amid growing demand for online content. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
How Pharmacy Benefit Managers Factor Into The Equation PBMs aggregate purchasing power, manage formularies, negotiate rebates and process claims at a scale individual employers cannot replicate. Yasser Almuaala, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Divides across religion, race and education There were no exit polls conducted during the primary, but analyses of aggregate vote returns suggest important differences in patterns of voting behavior. Michael Traugott, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aggregate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
  • In 2025, the company flew a total of 170 times (165 by Falcon 9 and five by Starship).
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The new totals come some three months since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Manager Xabi Alonso named a 24-man squad and yet the number of players omitted numbered well into double figures.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Under her proposal, a handful of municipal layoffs citywide will number in the single digits.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Two wildfires have burned a collective 900 acres in Miami-Dade County, according to the Florida Forest Service.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Internal Champions Are The Primary Deployment Mechanism​ As important as advances in technology are, people ultimately have to make the collective decisions that result in systemic changes in clinical practices.
    Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Then on August 10, a large container ship paid a staggering $4 million to fast-track its trip — leaving others, either unwilling or unable to shell out that kind of sum, in maritime limbo.
    Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The acquisition looks small next to the enormous sums being spent on frontier AI models, data centers and chips.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The payments will average about $100 per vehicle, varying by state and premiums paid, State Farm said in a February news release.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Vander Luitgaren has said the players want to average 40 points this season and send Piron out with a third state title to go with the others the program won in 2013 and 2017.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • During totality, the temperature could briefly fall by 18 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) before rising rapidly again once the sun reappears.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A total solar eclipse darkens the skies over northeastern Spain, with Corbera dâEbre, in Tarragona, Spain, on August 12, 2026, among the locations along the path of totality.
    Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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