as in aggregate
a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together
Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year. The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources.
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Recent Examples of aggregation
Biofilms are a good example of such aggregations; and a good example of a biofilm is the plaque that forms on your teeth.
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Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
If that’s the case, cable TV may effectively morph into the primary aggregation video service for sports.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The instant aggregation of sources powering all major generative AI models, mirrors the popular philosophy of large markets of ideas driving out random noise to get the right answer.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 July 2025
Video shared on social media aggregation website Storyful by Albert Blackwell on Sunday, June 22, shows multiple cars passing over what was first a small bump.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
If that’s the case, cable TV may effectively morph into the primary aggregation video service for sports.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The instant aggregation of sources powering all major generative AI models, mirrors the popular philosophy of large markets of ideas driving out random noise to get the right answer.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 July 2025
Video shared on social media aggregation website Storyful by Albert Blackwell on Sunday, June 22, shows multiple cars passing over what was first a small bump.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
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Airlines acknowledge using some of our personal data in setting prices even now but say that such information is used only in the aggregate, not to tailor fares to individual travelers.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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And totally worth about $2,597 in aggregate between Alpha and Beta.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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With less accumulation and more melting, glaciers are retreating at an accelerated pace.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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The accumulation of technical choices that follows—encoded in algorithms, embedded in protocols, and scaled across millions of patients—will cement the particular biases of this moment in time into medicine’s future.—
Craig Spencer,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ten small and medium-sized countries are in talks to form a new trade grouping in November.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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For its first half, Frankenstein the movie (premiering at the Venice Film Festival ahead of an October theatrical run and its November Netflix release) is an infernal construction not unlike the monster at its center, a lavish assemblage of elements that have electricity but no soul.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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The fluids triggered chemical reactions that left behind a diverse mineral assemblage — some familiar to Earth, others entirely foreign.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The organization also is partnering with a nonprofit developer to create a cluster of 21 shipping containers converted into little houses in Eastpointe, just outside Detroit.—
Felice J. Freyer,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cervical cancer screenings allow physicians to spot and remove cancerous or even precancerous lesions (clusters of odd-looking cells that could one day become cancer).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the morning light spread across the San Francisco Peaks, a group of about 50 volunteers from across Arizona gathered in the national forest, armed with shovels and buckets of young pine trees.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The 33-year-old star, who is engaged to Benny Blanco (real name Benjamin Joseph Levin), was joined by a group of friends for the pre-wedding festivities in Cabo San Lucas.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hardee's offers a variety of breakfast sandwiches, wraps and even biscuits and gravy with a side of tater tots and a coffee.—
Katie Wiseman,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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Italian seasoning is a floral medley of a variety of herbs and adds fantastic flavor in one fell swoop.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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