AGGLUTINATING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

agglutinating

verb

present participle of agglutinate

as in clumping

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Keep the package sealed after each use to prevent sheets from clumping or breaking down early.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Today, the yard is full, teeming with edible plants wrapped around a central open area covered in clumping grass that creates a wave-like texture.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of clumping

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One of the two candidates for president, one of the country’s foremost politicians, was expressly lumping together a sizable American ethnic minority with external enemies.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
In 2021, the company started announcing growth from Azure and other cloud services, later lumping in some revenue from the GitHub and Nuance Communications acquisitions.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of lumping

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The planet is accreting matter at a distance of 57 times the distance between Earth and the sun, or almost twice the distance between Neptune and our star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
And thoroughly mixed across space before accreting into meteorites.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of accreting

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The point is to allow young people to enter the workforce more quickly, avoid unnecessary costs, and continue accumulating skills over time.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Warmer temperatures associated with El Niño can mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow at lower elevations, while colder, higher elevations remain more likely to see accumulating snow.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of accumulating

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As technology changes battlefields, traditional principles for creating a military advantage—such as maneuvering forces and massing combat power—are becoming harder to apply, driving wars toward attrition.

— NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
Crayfish have joined the list of non-native species massing below Glen Canyon Dam for a potential invasion of Grand Canyon, raising alarms from conservationists who want to protect pristine tributary streams in the national park.

— Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of massing

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