as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years
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as in to roll
to form into a round compact mass
breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk
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Recent Examples of agglomerate
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
The merger between Penguin Random House (itself an agglomerate of two giant publishing corporations) and Simon & Schuster, for example, came as a result of the publishing industry’s ongoing struggles with Amazon.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
This theory makes definite predictions about the distribution of dark matter, but leaves great uncertainty in the rather messy physics whereby gas agglomerates and converts into stars.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
As adoption of cryptocurrency proliferates, the digital asset class has been agglomerated into one of America’s most mainstream institutions — divorce.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
The current autonomous mobility systems for planetary exploration are wheeled rovers, limited to flat, gently-sloping terrains and agglomerate regolith.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2021
But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019
The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
Noun
While the sculptures are agglomerates and amalgams of ordinary objects, the videos are short vignettes, narrative monologues from the point of view of the timeline’s protagonists: the child, the parent, the lover, the patient, the widow.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
The merger between Penguin Random House (itself an agglomerate of two giant publishing corporations) and Simon & Schuster, for example, came as a result of the publishing industry’s ongoing struggles with Amazon.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Verb
Out there, the planetesimals are too sparse and move too slowly to find one another often, and therefore most have never agglomerated into planets.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
This theory makes definite predictions about the distribution of dark matter, but leaves great uncertainty in the rather messy physics whereby gas agglomerates and converts into stars.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
As adoption of cryptocurrency proliferates, the digital asset class has been agglomerated into one of America’s most mainstream institutions — divorce.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
The current autonomous mobility systems for planetary exploration are wheeled rovers, limited to flat, gently-sloping terrains and agglomerate regolith.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2021
But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019
The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglomerate
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Choose from a big assortment of polish, gift sets, treatments and polish for kids.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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An assortment of stone tools, including grinding slabs, mullers, pestles, and mortars, suggested that grain was processed on-site.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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Because the Knicks’ All-Star duo is rolling right into the playoff picture.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rival OpenAI, of course, is already working with Broadcom on chips that will roll off the production line later this year.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Membership has its privileges, as Ogilvy’s memorable ad slogan for American Express went, and those privileges are of the monied variety.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The wood-and-metal finish blends effortlessly with a variety of styles.—
Jacquelyn McGilvray,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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During the period in between the two imaging opportunities, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen lost contact with Houston Ground Control for around 40 minutes as the Orion spacecraft rounded the far side of the moon.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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Other burgers and hot or cold sandwiches round out the lunch menu, which caters to a revolving door of workers on their lunch breaks.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At the time, state officials alleged that Platte County had been low-balling assessments for years.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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That’s where the fire-balling Doval could loom large.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Instead of singing the full songs or creating a medley, Bieber began searching for his biggest hits on YouTube and singing alongside his childhood self.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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Woodbridge’s girls swept the 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free relays to finish third in the team competition.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Hunt posted a photo collage of her engagement to Derek Green, the son of former Chiefs quarterback Trent Green.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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While widely recognized for writing the generation-defining 1995 film Kids at just 19 years old, Korine has continuously pushed the boundaries of traditional filmmaking, seamlessly crossing into painting, photography, collage, drawing, and virtual environments.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Agglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglomerate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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