aggregating

verb

present participle of aggregate
as in numbering
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 aggregating By aggregating these technologies in one ecosystem, the IPX is intended to help accelerate the deployment of practical battery safety solutions across the broader lithium-ion battery industry. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2026 However, the trade, involving aggregating Julius Randle and Naz Reid, hard-caps the Wolves at the second apron, severely limiting roster flexibility and frontcourt depth. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 By establishing a national-scale portal for aggregating and distributing information, Yahoo! — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026 It was picked up by aggregating websites focusing on Cubs news and discussed again Saturday on the team’s flagship radio station, WSCR-AM 670. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026 In a similar way, a financial institution could underwrite at a portfolio level, aggregating risk and scaling investment. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026 Markets opened down nearly 1% across the indices on Monday, but news-aggregating accounts online and on social media picked up on a report by New York Post pentagon reporter Caitlin Doornbos. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 Supporters argue these markets can sometimes outperform traditional polling by aggregating large volumes of independent bets. — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 Rebuilding trust The White House issued a news release on March 16 aggregating supportive comments from two dozen Senate Republicans, praising Mullin's nomination. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregating
  1. numbering
  2. comprising
  3. reaching
  4. totaling
  5. measuring
Verb
  • Spearheaded by film commissioner Marysela Zamora, the market expects to host 900 business meetings among a host of international players numbering some 350, an uptick from last year’s 275.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 13 July 2026
  • The rabbits, numbering at least in the hundreds and possibly in the thousands, were caged on a grassy field.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of numbering
Verb
  • Now, Cutting Edge Group (CEG), an investor in and manager of media music rights, has acquired the music rights and royalty streams to Tyler’s catalog of blockbuster film and TV scores, comprising more than 60,000 minutes.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • This is followed by a panel comprising TIFF programmer Diana Cadavid, Puerto Rico Film Festival’s Lester Rive and Patricia Velázquez of the Costa Rica Film Festival who will discuss how festivals drive talent, industry and audiences.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 13 July 2026
Definition of comprising
Verb
  • In the 3-2 win over Cape Verde in the last 32, Mac Allister did the same, with his flick-on reaching Lisandro Martinez, who scored the go-ahead goal in extra time.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Wednesday and Thursday will be hotter, with temps in downtown LA reaching the middle to upper 90s and interior valleys reaching up to 105.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of reaching
Verb
  • With estimated sales totaling €32 billion and a growth rate between 4-6% for 2025, jewelry seems to be enjoying its brightest summer yet.
    — Milena Martins-Alexandre, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • He’ll also be required to pay annual property taxes, and the Unified Government will use those funds to pay out remaining bond debt, totaling more than $6 million, taken out to initially build the property.
    — Sofi Zeman July 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of totaling
Verb
  • The company modified the G700’s cabin to accommodate advanced instruments capable of measuring emissions while airborne.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • The problem with measuring frame dragging using Earth-orbiting satellites is that the Earth is not a perfect sphere.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of measuring

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