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
Many Ohio communities are seeing large price jumps as their lower-rate energy aggregation contracts expire and renew at higher market rates.
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Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Aviation safety regulations are shaped by the aggregation of countless investigations, not anecdotal exceptions.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Costa Mesa leaders will discuss an ordinance next month to enroll in the agency’s community choice aggregation program, which will allow the power authority to purchase electricity on behalf of Costa Mesa’s 50,000 residential and commercial customers.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s why, according to Metzger, policy leaders should be thinking about how to prevent dramatic wealth aggregation.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Aviation safety regulations are shaped by the aggregation of countless investigations, not anecdotal exceptions.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Costa Mesa leaders will discuss an ordinance next month to enroll in the agency’s community choice aggregation program, which will allow the power authority to purchase electricity on behalf of Costa Mesa’s 50,000 residential and commercial customers.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s why, according to Metzger, policy leaders should be thinking about how to prevent dramatic wealth aggregation.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
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Real Clear Polling’s aggregate of surveys has Sherrill leading Ciattarelli by just 4 points, while some high-profile pollsters like Emerson College have the duo tied.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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However, the strategists noted that the Magnificent 7′s aggregate value in 2025, when looking at the firms’ forward price-to-earnings ratio, is just over half of tech giants’ aggregate value in 2000.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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The team also found that APOE4 astrocytes promoted the accumulation of amyloid and tau proteins linked to Alzheimer’s, and that this effect depended on their interaction with microglia, the brain’s immune cells.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Non-food-contact surfaces have accumulation of soil (cook line shelves and equipment have an accumulation of soil).—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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In January, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger also withdrew from West African regional bloc Ecowas, having earlier formed their own Alliance of Sahel States grouping.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Over several years, Spiro and his wife, Arabella, have worked with Parisian gallerist Lucas Ratton to build their African tribal-art assemblage.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
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In it, the director gives us an assemblage of missing pieces from a Zodiac documentary he was commissioned to make, but which ultimately fell through.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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With over 30 active researchers in UL’s battery cluster and the AMPEiRE centre for battery and energy materials research, the university continues to lead the charge toward a cleaner energy future.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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The group's annual Halloween consumer survey for 2025 indicates 79% of consumers expect higher prices directly related to tariffs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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The group did not share his cause of death.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The event can be prompted by a variety of factors, such as a flight-or-fight response, sensory stimulation or curiosity.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Of the varieties of beans available, a half-cup serving typically provides 5 to 10 grams (g) of protein.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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