agglutinating

present participle of agglutinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglutinating
Verb
  • The drug is designed to rapidly block platelets from clumping and restricting blood flow, lessening the adverse outcomes of a heart attack.
    Justin Zacks, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • Mow when the grass is dry to prevent the clippings from clumping on top of the grass.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • There were some who diminished the novels, lumping them with the frothy stories of such bestselling contemporaries as Danielle Steel or Judith Krantz.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • DeSantis has targeted Democrats for defeat by lumping parts of deep-blue Broward with red pockets in adjoining counties that have nothing in common with cities such as Plantation, Sunrise and Weston.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • Others got flung toward the accreting planet by collisions or close encounters with other objects, and Jupiter played a key role in that process.
    Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 17 June 2026
  • The protagonists are ultimately constructed like robots, accreting no more experiences or traits or memories than they’re programmed to have.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Less than 60 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, stress has been accumulating for more than a century along the southern San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems.
    Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • The infrastructure gap, however, is already accumulating.
    Piyush Patel, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • In October 1973, Israeli military intelligence had detailed reports of Egyptian and Syrian forces massing on the borders.
    Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Trump has declared success and pressured Iran to agree to a deal to end the war, while massing new troops in the Middle East and threatening intense escalation if Tehran doesn't reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route.
    Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Agglutinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglutinating. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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