agglomeration

noun

ə-ˌglä-mə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce agglomeration (audio)
Definition of agglomerationnext
as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops

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Recent Examples of agglomeration Of particular interest are polymetallic nodules – agglomerations, typically smaller than a potato, containing manganese and other metals and found in the silt of the deep ocean floor. — Coalter G Lathrop, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026 That's way too valuable an agglomeration to sell at 26 times earnings. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2026 Other projects relying heavily on digital design were the 76-story 8 Spruce Street (2010) in Manhattan, whose undulating exterior curtain walls appear 3-D printed, and the cloud-like glass agglomeration of the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris (2006). — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Dec. 2025 The big bet of California Forever is that by acquiring enough land to build an entire city from scratch, the investors can profit from the economics of agglomeration. — Chris Elmendorf, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agglomeration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglomeration
  1. assortment
  2. variety
  3. jumble
  4. medley
  5. collage
  6. agglomerate
Noun
  • Sake Sushi’s menu serves classic Japanese sashimi and Americanized sushi, including spicy salmon rolls, crunch roll and an assortment of baked, fried and cooked rolls.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Opening Thursday and live through early January, the shop will feature Ralph Lauren Purple Label and Ralph Lauren Collection alongside an assortment of luxury gifts.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of assortment
Noun
  • Locals claimed that drinking it was helpful for a variety of respiratory and digestive problems.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That includes cards such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees), which comes with a variety of excellent travel insurance benefits and the American Express® Gold Card, which is a rewarding option for dining and grocery purchases.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of variety
Noun
  • 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
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumble
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  • Sequenced at the center of a three-track medley, its death-dream logic deliberately evokes the SMiLE era’s dark, confusing edge.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Transfer the vegetable medley to a 13-by-18-by-1-inch sheet pan.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of medley
Noun
  • Pollard has also been immersed in surrealism and dada, fitting genres for a musician and visual artist who has a knack for bending words and images to his will — either via hallucinatory lyrics or collages that mesh realms both physical and meta.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His new album-length EP, cantu of the sower, merges these musical tabs into a collage of collages.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of collage
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  • 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
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“Agglomeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglomeration. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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