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
  • What made the whole affair so sad was that everybody seemed to be responding to something different, though it all got lumped into the same rolling controversy.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Wall Street analysts generally like MongoDB as a software stock that should not be lumped in with the rest.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • First, a few grains of dust clump together in the disk of material around a newborn star, and their combined gravity is enough to start attracting even more dust.
    Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • These areas mimic a natural desert oasis environment, where trees are clumped together and left to grow naturally, producing fruit and nourishing the local wildlife.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The sheriff had finally accumulated the political power to build the new jail.
    James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The real-world mythology of the blood moon Unsurprisingly, given a blood moon's ominous hue, a vast codex of mythology and legend has accumulated around them from various cultures throughout history.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe.
    Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The Korea Times reported that the alliance, made up of private equity firm MBK Partners and conglomerate YoongPoong, said the plan was designed for company Chairman Choi Yun-beom to hold on to management control.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025

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“Agglutinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglutinate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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