agglutinating

present participle of agglutinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglutinating
Verb
  • In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Some researchers argue that UPFs are too broad a category to be useful, lumping together yogurts and whole-grain breads with potato chips and candy.
    William Warr, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Dave Canales kept saying the Panthers had lost four turnovers, presumably lumping in Andrew Wingard’s would-be pick six with the turnover total.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Eventually the star stops accreting matter, leaving the disk in orbit around it.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In many cases, similar accreting black holes are telltale signs of active galactic nuclei, but astronomers needed to examine the evidence more carefully.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The seventh selection from the 2019 draft was supposed to be a literal centrepiece for a Sabres team that spent years accumulating talent through the draft, having drafted Rasmus Dahlin first in 2018 and still having top picks Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart on their roster.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • If many trees surround your pond, consider buying a domed net that goes over the water to keep leaves from accumulating on the surface.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While sargassum plays an important ecological role in the open ocean, its massing onshore has become a serious problem.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Agglutinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglutinating. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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