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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as in collective
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Recent Examples of aggregate
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Effective mulch can be just about any loose aggregate material that will stay where it’s put, not significantly reduce air exchange into and out of the soil, and not contribute anything toxic to the soil/root environment.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
General Observations from the weekend Dallas won 3-1, though the match was probably a bit closer in aggregate, and remains the class of the league.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 11 July 2025
Teams that go above the second apron also can’t aggregate contracts or trade a first-round draft pick that’s seven years in the future.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Spain has won its last two games against Portugal by an aggregate score of 11-3, scoring at least four goals in both matches.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Effective mulch can be just about any loose aggregate material that will stay where it’s put, not significantly reduce air exchange into and out of the soil, and not contribute anything toxic to the soil/root environment.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
First, Trump’s immigration crackdown is popular, arguably less so in California, but popular in the aggregate across the country.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
General Observations from the weekend Dallas won 3-1, though the match was probably a bit closer in aggregate, and remains the class of the league.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
One Night in Idaho also features administrators of a Facebook group that aggregated details of the case, who flagged that someone under the username Papa Rodger posted numerous times about the crime, including questions about how the killer held the knife.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 11 July 2025
Teams that go above the second apron also can’t aggregate contracts or trade a first-round draft pick that’s seven years in the future.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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After years of outreach and investment in contracts with cell phone providers, officials have built a database of roughly 1.6 million numbers, covering about 75% of the capital-area population in total.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The world champions had a total of 22 goal attempts in the game: nine on target, eight off-target and four blocked, plus that Paredes effort that struck the woodwork.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Verb
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In a video posted Friday on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubled down on his intimation that the Texas Lottery's days might be numbered, coming less than two weeks after the Texas House recommended reducing its budget to zero.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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His work tells the stories of small communities living in conditions of marginalization and social exclusion, revealing their intimate points of view while expressing broader collective needs.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
23 July 2025
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The historic meeting was a culmination of years of collective rage against increasing violence emanating from the U.S. Border Patrol, police and vigilantes against Mexican migrants.—
Jimmy Patino,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
Noun
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KPop Demon Hunters’ streaming sum of 109.53 million clicks is the biggest for a soundtrack since Encanto was in its seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (March 5, 2022; with 114.67 million).—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
23 July 2025
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Users spend immense sums on digital items, using Roblox’s proprietary currency, Robux.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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However, at 33 years old last year, Patterson averaged 21.8 yards on 11 returns, the lowest of any player who returned at least eight kicks.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Could Edgerrin Cooper have similar success in 2025? Cooper averaged just 14 snaps per game the first four weeks of 2024.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Be at sea level on the eastern side for 4 minutes, 32 seconds of totality.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
19 July 2025
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Duration of totality: longest near/in Luxor, Egypt — the longest total eclipse on land between 2009 and 2114.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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