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 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 An appropriate plastic-to-salt ratio is the key factor for preventing metal agglomeration during SAC synthesis. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 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
  • With half‑year sales topping 100 billion yuan, growth is being driven by Sam’s Club expansion, e‑commerce, and relentless focus on value, assortment, and convenience.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Faherty is number two and the store will be adding boys to its men’s and womenswear assortment.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of assortment
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  • As, it should be said, has Vardy, with Burnley manager Nicky Hayen, when asked about his new signing’s qualities, pretty much describing the sort of variety that Wrexham need to add up front to become genuine challengers for automatic promotion.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Vienna’s signature wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz is a field blend made from at least three white grape varieties grown side by side, then harvested and fermented together.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 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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  • The honorees typically perform a career-spanning medley of their greatest hits during the ceremony.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In Arrowhead Stadium before the game, a medley of surprisingly authentic folk tunes echoed over the loud speaker system.
    — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of medley
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  • Larry Birkhead is celebrating his daughter's 20th birthday with a rare collage of photos.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The cut luxuriates in the pure sound of the songs that make up its collage.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of collage
Noun
  • 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 14 Sep. 2026.

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