Definition of aggregatenext
as in to number
to have a total of over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books

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aggregate

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adjective

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Recent Examples of aggregate
Noun
Vox’s publishing properties Eater; The Verge; Pop Sugar; SB Nation; The Dodo; Punch, and Thrillist also will be part of PMX, bringing the total number of titles under the division to more than 25 in aggregate. Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 18 June 2026 Matching a buyer to the seller of those securities generates tiny margins but is immensely profitable in the aggregate. Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Verb
That 22-1 blowout came one day after a 13-2 defeat to the Rays, and that aggregate 35-3 score looks bad, regardless of the sport. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 These behavioral metrics are aggregated and anonymized and are not used to determine rankings. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Adjective
The aggregate picture is deceptive Across all workers, the numbers remain muted. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 June 2026 The Education Department was given some leeway to determine which fields of study would be eligible for an aggregate borrowing limit of $200,000. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for aggregate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
  • Rainfall totals could climb into the double-digits in areas hit repeatedly Wednesday since rain began there earlier this week.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Collins has not yet reported his latest fundraising totals for the quarter.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The details of the bodies are documented and the graves numbered so that family members can return and reclaim them.
    Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
Adjective
  • The community's collective action successfully forced this specific rollback, though the broader strategy of in-game purchases persists.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • In laboratory tests, fleets of four and eight robots autonomously assembled into target structures, disconnected, reassembled into new shapes, and operated as a single rigid vessel capable of collective movement.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Another newspaper calculated the sum to be roughly 3,000 pounds, or something near a half-million dollars today.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sharing the hefty sum Taylor Swift paid the city for her Madison Square Garden wedding to Travis Kelce earlier this month.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • His 14 home runs have averaged 418 feet in length, which is tied for the best average in the majors this season.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • While the company has received some low scores on the customer review site, Trustpilot, its BBB scores average higher.
    Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Bilbao Bilbao, on the Bay of Biscay at the northern edge of the path, gets a short totality, but has a spectacular elevated spot to watch the eclipse close to the center.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 5 July 2026
  • On August 12, 2026, totality will be visible from remote northern Russia, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, northern Spain and the very northwestern tip of Portugal.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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