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
Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the aggregate throughput of a typical quad-band Wi-Fi 7 router or mesh system is 33Gbps.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Airlines acknowledge using some of our personal data in setting prices even now but say that such information is used only in the aggregate, not to tailor fares to individual travelers.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of free and cheap options that others have aggregated—like Molly White’s from above.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That 16-0 win is the joint fourth-biggest aggregate victory over two legs in the competition’s history, with these the five biggest.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the aggregate throughput of a typical quad-band Wi-Fi 7 router or mesh system is 33Gbps.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Our collective impression of the Schwooper clan is made gradually and in the aggregate.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Airlines acknowledge using some of our personal data in setting prices even now but say that such information is used only in the aggregate, not to tailor fares to individual travelers.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
This marks the 13th consecutive week of decreases aggregated across eight major trade lanes.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of free and cheap options that others have aggregated—like Molly White’s from above.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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In the Premier League’s previous 33 seasons, 15 clubs promoted to the top division have reached the same eight-point total or more after five matches.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, Estonia said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered its airspace without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are significantly higher, numbering about 812 per week between August 2022 and August 2023.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Colbert’s days on CBS are already numbered.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Also, make space for individual contribution too, not just collective.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At a Ravens watch party, the energy was palpable—the kind of collective electricity only a city like this can produce.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In sum, tech companies build a walled garden, lock you in, throw away the key, let the plants die, and then charge you an extortionate rent to live among the rotting remains.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Merrill formerly served as vice president of marketing for Honest Tea, which was sold to Coca-Cola in 2011 for an undisclosed sum (Coca-Cola discontinued the brand at the end of 2022).—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The rooms average about 250 square feet and many have floor-to-ceiling windows that look over the San Joaquin Marsh Reserve.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Miami allowed both Indy's Daniel Jones and New England's Drake Maye to average well over 9 yards per attempt, and only the Bears have given up more than the 66 points that the Fins have surrendered.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Regardless of who is to blame for the play, the Chiefs' offense in totality has not looked anything resembling the team that made it to the Super Bowl just last year.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Furthermore, the CoI concluded that genocidal intent is the only reasonable inference from the totality of the evidence, and having considered the pattern of conduct.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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