agglutinating

Definition of agglutinatingnext
present participle of agglutinate

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Verb
  • That’s also where the classic debate, clumping vs non-clumping litter, shows up.
    Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Alzheon's product is meant to keep plaques from forming in the first place, by preventing amyloid proteins from clumping at all.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yes, Dallas and Fort Worth are two very different cities located about 30 miles from each other, but for the purpose of this article, the general lumping together of Dallas-Fort Worth as a metroplex works well, as both cities—along with several suburbs—offer numerous benefits for retirees.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Using a single term to cover these heavier-than-helium elements makes some sense because the universe is overwhelmingly made up of the lighter stuff, so lumping everything else into one group makes the math easier.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The spectral data provided by the JWST revealed hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere of HR 8799 c, one of the system's inner giants, providing strong evidence that the planet formed by first assembling a solid core before rapidly accreting gas.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • X-ray data revealed that the black hole is accreting material at roughly 13 times the Eddington limit, placing it among the fastest-growing black holes known at this mass scale.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Be cautious of ice accumulating on power lines or tree branches, which can lead to snapping and falling hazards.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Deep clean your shower once a week to keep residue and mold from accumulating, making sure to clean your shower drain and shampoo and conditioner bottles.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Whether massing in borders or planting stand-alone specimens, this gorgeous holly can be grown throughout the South, with the exception of tropical regions.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Small clusters of troops from Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands are massing for joint military exercises with Denmark.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Agglutinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglutinating. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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