as in totals
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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to have a total of
over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books
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Recent Examples of aggregates
Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Depending on the solvent, TISQ spontaneously organizes into nanoparticle-like J-type or nanofiber-like H-type aggregates, each with different electronic behaviors.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Rather than operating as a peer-to-peer marketplace, Reklaim aggregates and authenticates inventory at scale through its proprietary sourcing platform.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
But aggregates are often optical illusions.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
The aberrant gene makes a form of the huntingtin protein that clumps into toxic aggregates, which prevent nerves from functioning normally.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The app aggregates and curates options for watching live sports and is free to consumers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
According to the company, this improves agility in responding to market fluctuations, while its on-demand production platform aggregates orders and aligns manufacturing with actual demand to reduce overproduction and waste, and allow for smaller, more frequent collections.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
The RentCafe study analyzed data from IPUMS, a platform that aggregates and integrates microdata from census and survey results.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 13 June 2025
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Dallas’s score on the HRC’s Municipal Equality Index, which aggregates policy data to create a relative measurement of LGBTQ+ inclusion, dropped from a full score of 100 in 2024 to 93 in 2025.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The clinic has developed a proprietary algorithm, the Tulah Life Index, which aggregates metrics ranging from gut health to muscle mass into a single score out of 100.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
Rotten Tomatoes, which aggregates film reviews, found only 11% positive reviews as of Sunday morning.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Real estate websites promote tools like GreatSchools, which uses test scores, career readiness and academic progress measures to set its scores, and Niche, which aggregates federal, state and local reports to determine its ratings.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026
Compared to their peers, Black youth are disproportionately represented in Milwaukee County's foster care system, according to the state’s Putting Families First Data Dashboard, which aggregates data on youth in foster care.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Kayak aggregates the best deals from major providers at New Chitose Airport and Sapporo, streamlining a process which—in a part of Japan that speaks little English—can be a godsend.
—Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
It is owned by Martin Marietta, a company that aggregates resources for construction materials, such as cement.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
Roethling recommends adding soil aggregates the size of a pea to aid in drainage.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Depending on the solvent, TISQ spontaneously organizes into nanoparticle-like J-type or nanofiber-like H-type aggregates, each with different electronic behaviors.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Rather than operating as a peer-to-peer marketplace, Reklaim aggregates and authenticates inventory at scale through its proprietary sourcing platform.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
But aggregates are often optical illusions.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
The aberrant gene makes a form of the huntingtin protein that clumps into toxic aggregates, which prevent nerves from functioning normally.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
The app aggregates and curates options for watching live sports and is free to consumers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
According to the company, this improves agility in responding to market fluctuations, while its on-demand production platform aggregates orders and aligns manufacturing with actual demand to reduce overproduction and waste, and allow for smaller, more frequent collections.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
The RentCafe study analyzed data from IPUMS, a platform that aggregates and integrates microdata from census and survey results.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 13 June 2025
Verb
In the Bracket Matrix, which aggregates 112 projected NCAA Tournament brackets, SDSU appears on only four.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Dallas’s score on the HRC’s Municipal Equality Index, which aggregates policy data to create a relative measurement of LGBTQ+ inclusion, dropped from a full score of 100 in 2024 to 93 in 2025.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The clinic has developed a proprietary algorithm, the Tulah Life Index, which aggregates metrics ranging from gut health to muscle mass into a single score out of 100.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
Rotten Tomatoes, which aggregates film reviews, found only 11% positive reviews as of Sunday morning.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Real estate websites promote tools like GreatSchools, which uses test scores, career readiness and academic progress measures to set its scores, and Niche, which aggregates federal, state and local reports to determine its ratings.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026
Compared to their peers, Black youth are disproportionately represented in Milwaukee County's foster care system, according to the state’s Putting Families First Data Dashboard, which aggregates data on youth in foster care.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Kayak aggregates the best deals from major providers at New Chitose Airport and Sapporo, streamlining a process which—in a part of Japan that speaks little English—can be a godsend.
—Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
It is owned by Martin Marietta, a company that aggregates resources for construction materials, such as cement.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregates
Noun
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Even when tip percentages remain steady, higher bills mean higher final totals, which consumers are feeling at checkout.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Green, the 2019 Women’s PGA Championship winner and who won the Singapore tournament in 2024, shot a 4-under 68 and three-time major winner Lee 69 to post three-round totals of 11-under 205 at the Sentosa Golf Club.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The crashes remain under investigation, and CSP urged any witnesses to contact their dispatch line at (303) 239-4501 and reference case numbers 1A260390 and 1A260391.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The rules protect the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 400 and lives off the East Coast.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Only Spain misses out on the centerline, but long totalities are still possible there — up to 4 minutes, 40 seconds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Household income averages $168,679, and home values average $946,327.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Massive billionaire funding in the race from artificial intelligence interests operated largely outside public awareness, with super PACs spending enormous sums while deliberately avoiding transparency about their true policy priorities, particularly regarding AI regulation[1].—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Middle East has become a playground for American financiers, who are salivating at the chance of tapping huge sums of money and shaping the region’s financial markets in their own image.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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