as in total
a complete amount of something
numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate, can really add up to a significant sum
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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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as in collective
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Recent Examples of aggregate
Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Please be assured that your survey responses will be kept strictly confidential and used only for statistical analysis in aggregate form.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
First, Trump’s immigration crackdown is popular, arguably less so in California, but popular in the aggregate across the country.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
Jeff Rabhan, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
The tax law provides a hurdle for that in that multiple trusts may be aggregated to prevent that result (Code Section 643(f)).
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Noun
The report also emphasizes that while case-level disclosure remains spotty, the aggregate evidence base is robust.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Please be assured that your survey responses will be kept strictly confidential and used only for statistical analysis in aggregate form.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
Verb
The film was a hit with audiences and critics, landing a Certified Fresh rating of 76% from critics and a Verified Hot rating of 93% from audiences on the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
First, Trump’s immigration crackdown is popular, arguably less so in California, but popular in the aggregate across the country.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
Adjective
Via a complicated formula which aggregates the whole of streaming activity and apportions a sum to rightsholders by their percentage of market share.
—Jeff Rabhan, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
The tax law provides a hurdle for that in that multiple trusts may be aggregated to prevent that result (Code Section 643(f)).
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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The production has a total of more than 200 speaking roles.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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In May 2023, the Institute for Energy Research reported record purchases of oil by the two nations, a total of 110 million barrels for the month, which was up 10% from the prior month.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Already, 20 to 30 of Florida’s endangered panthers, which number roughly 200 adults, are killed by cars each year.—
Elise Bennett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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But in today’s AI clusters — where GPUs number in the thousands and training runs can span weeks — traditional wiring starts to look less like infrastructure and more like a bottleneck.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Entering the weekend, Colorado starters had a collective 6.58 ERA with a .317 batting average against.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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The visual cues, collective energy, and real-time responsiveness of live music engage more sensory and emotional systems than listening alone, deepening our visceral connection to the experience.—
Lindsay A. Fleming,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Of Cristian’s starting sum, streaming activity contributes 5,000 units, equating 6.6 million official on-demand audio and video streams of its songs.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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The mobile home owners, many of whom paid multiple times that maximum buyout figure for their trailers — which are cemented into the ground and not particularly mobile — argue those sums, and the time they were given to find alternative housing, were insufficient.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For example, the biggest draw in primetime, Sunday Night Football, last season averaged 19.4 million viewers per game via the NBC flagship network, while approximately 2.2 million fans streamed the games on Peacock and various other legitimate digital outlets.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Last regular season, Highsmith averaged career highs in points (6.5 per game), assists (1.5), steals (0.9) and blocks (0.5) while appearing in a career-high 74 games and making a career-high 42 starts.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pikes Peak, Colorado: 5 minutes 10 seconds of totality. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: 3 minutes 12 seconds of totality.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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With only three episodes to go, fans will soon be able to evaluate Resident Alien in totality for themselves.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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