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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.
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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.
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Rebecca Kreston,
Discover Magazine,
31 May 2016
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
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Daxon Rudolph’s offensive upside Carels, Reid, Šmits and Verhoeff are generally viewed as the top-four defensemen in the class, but some scouts lump Daxon Rudolph into the same tier.
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We’re often lumped under the umbrella of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
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When the lawn is wet, clippings will clump up and mat down on the grass, leading to unhealthy conditions over time.
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Using holographic imaging technology, scientists will also investigate particle aggregation to determine how the lake’s physical dynamics cause particles to clump together and sink, affecting water clarity.
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The military held a similar security strip from 1985 until 2000, before withdrawing after years of steady casualties, a toll that is accumulating once again.
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.
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Unilever’s decision to combine its food business with McCormick & Company while spinning off its ice cream division reflects a broader shift toward portfolio clarity rather than conglomerate complexity.
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The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe.
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“Agglutinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglutinate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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