as in total
a complete amount of something
numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate, can really add up to a significant sum
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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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Recent Examples of aggregate
Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
But in the aggregate, Operation Catahoula Crunch was, by its own metrics, failing.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
One of my most valuable resources was a website that aggregated the lines across all sportsbooks and tracked the micro-movements in real time.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the team with the higher number of away goals scored during regulation time in both matches advances.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The value of the top 13 state agricultural products exported to China — including almonds, pistachios and dairy — fell in aggregate by 64%, or $1 billion, in 2025, according to a recent UC Davis estimate.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
But in the aggregate, Operation Catahoula Crunch was, by its own metrics, failing.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
If using Facebook is an online performance, Moltbook is an attempt at aggregating every social media user into a kind of meta-spectacle of socialization.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
One of my most valuable resources was a website that aggregated the lines across all sportsbooks and tracked the micro-movements in real time.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The Champions League last-16 ties are only at the halfway stage — no team has progressed or exited yet — but no victories in six first legs and an aggregate score of Europe 16-6 Premier League are humbling numbers for English football.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the team with the higher number of away goals scored during regulation time in both matches advances.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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But on Monday, the team waived Jaden Ivey — who had spent a total of only 115 minutes on a basketball court in a Bulls jersey — after the guard went on a series of religious rants on his social media, including a bigoted diatribe against the NBA’s practice of hosting LGBTQ+ pride nights.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Depending on the source, Jews represented 5% to 8% of the total, even though Jews made up less than 1% of Argentina’s population at the time.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The crowd numbered just 1,379, but KU players appreciated the support nonetheless.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wormuth, who served as Army secretary during the Biden administration, said securing the sites could demand extensive engineering support -- including heavy construction equipment -- as well as a significant security force, potentially numbering in the hundreds of troops per location.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Someone else did — and the internet lost its collective mind.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Around City Hall Station and Seoul Plaza, large screens drew dense crowds into a collective viewing experience—people watching the same feed, reacting together.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lilly’s medicine will cost as much as $349 out of pocket for the highest doses, still a hefty monthly sum for a medicine designed to be taken long-term.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI closed its latest funding round at an $852 billion valuation; the record-breaking sum represents moves before a potential IPO, but also the incredible size of private markets.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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These are all teams that average probably 30 (percent), over 30, for the season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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All five of Arizona’s starters average over 10 points per game.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But the totality of the cap hits between this year and next year would’ve been the same.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Emotions rose as the fleeting phase of totality continued to ebb away with the moon lost from sight behind a veil of clouds.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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