agglutinate

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Recent Examples of agglutinate There is also a peculiar effect whereby different books read by the same narrator can seem to agglutinate into a single mongrel super-book. Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023 The blood sample will visibly clump or agglutinate due to the effects of the existing antibodies on the new bacteria, and the patient is thus diagnosed with R. proawazekii. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglutinate
Verb
  • In her community, those who knew about psychedelics tended to lump them in with other illicit drugs.
    Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Concentrates are lumped together in the same category as carts and pens, including high quality extracts like live resin or rosin.
    Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • This pillow also specifically resists clumping due to the double types of fill.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
  • An eddy, or area of rolling, developed in each of these rings and caused the debris to clump up in a snowball effect.
    Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • Evidence is also accumulating that the microplastic bits now found everywhere in our environment – from Antarctica to the Amazon – are invading our bodies and have been implicated in everything from heart disease to infertility.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Over time, lint and debris accumulate in the hose, blocking airflow and, worse, becoming a fire hazard, so cleaning the vent out regularly is essential.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • The vision of the commission is clear in a diagram for the War Department that sought to streamline the bureaucracy, conglomerating the existing 18 divisions into eight.
    Laura Ellyn Smith, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
  • Lev noted that, in the 1960s, conglomerated companies were trending in strategy circles because of economies of scale and the risk mitigation of being in multiple industries, where if one area is struggling due to external factors, the company's risk is spread out across a few different sectors.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Agglutinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglutinate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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