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
Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Once amyloid aggregates form, then tau starts to develop abnormally both inside and outside of brain neurons.
—Alice Park, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Neeraj Gulati, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
If the repulsive force is stronger, cells don’t aggregate.
—Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
But from the clutches of defeat, the beleaguered home side somehow rescued an astonishing victory, scoring three times in the final six minutes of extra time to claim a 7-6 aggregate win.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In aggregate, such imbalances eventually stunt innovation and an economy’s growth.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Once amyloid aggregates form, then tau starts to develop abnormally both inside and outside of brain neurons.
—Alice Park, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Part of what makes AI such a valuable creative partner is its ability to aggregate and synthesize large amounts of information at amazing speeds.
—Neeraj Gulati, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
If the repulsive force is stronger, cells don’t aggregate.
—Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Only 10 footnotes with no more than 40 aggregate lines of text are allowed.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
But from the clutches of defeat, the beleaguered home side somehow rescued an astonishing victory, scoring three times in the final six minutes of extra time to claim a 7-6 aggregate win.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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Selected as an astronaut in 2013, McClain has spent a prior total of 13 hours and 8 minutes conducting two spacewalks – both occurring on her first 204-day spaceflight between 2018 and 2019.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Nikola Jokić had a deflating seven giveaways in the Nuggets’ Game 2 loss, but he’s tallied just six total in his last three games.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Massive flocks of passenger pigeons, which had once numbered in the billions, were wiped out due to overhunting, habitat destruction and the disruption of their migratory patterns.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Companies ranging from Saks Fifth Avenue to JCPenney are scaling back operations in select regions, while broader trends in the retail industry are prompting closures numbering in the thousands nationwide.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The Duke's participation underscored the urgency of the conservation challenges facing the continent and the need for collective action.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Chelsea’s latest title has been a collective achievement, largely about being harmonious and disciplined, whereas their previous ones tended to have an obvious star: Bethany England, or Fran Kirby, or Sam Kerr, or Guro Reiten.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Families outside Libya are blackmailed with cellphone videos of their relatives being tortured to pay varying sums for their release — payments that often offer no real guarantee of freedom.—
Renata Brito,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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In sum, most of eBay’s China-to-U.S. shipments are already compliant with current tariff rules, and for the rest, eBay has solutions in place to manage customs and tariff complexities.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Ryan’s fastball averaged 92.3 mph, just down from his 93 mph season average, and generated eight of his 12 swings-and-misses in 76 pitches.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Among all graduates with loans, the balance averaged $29,300 in the 2022-23 academic year, down from $34,800 a decade earlier, adjusted for inflation.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Mario Tama / Getty Images Many in the U.S. outside of the path of totality saw a partial solar eclipse, when the moon covers part of the sun.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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This eclipse will have no period of darkness, known as totality.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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