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
In 2020, the aggregation and social media platform adopted a flexible work model.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Many Ohio communities are seeing large price jumps as their lower-rate energy aggregation contracts expire and renew at higher market rates.
—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
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Many Ohio communities are seeing large price jumps as their lower-rate energy aggregation contracts expire and renew at higher market rates.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
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The constantly shifting allegiances are meant to form a twisty yarn in the aggregate, though the effect is largely just confusing — especially when Helen gets a subplot investigating her own past that distracts from her role as the chilly, withholding boss.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
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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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There was ice accumulation on the condenser fan piping in the walk-in bakery freezer.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Any snowfall will likely be just flurries, with no accumulation anticipated, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some wonky orbital math suggests that Jupiter’s gravitational influence could have condensed rubble from the breakup into such a grouping.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the fall, Hempstead recommends hiking just beyond Chester Lake to Elephant Rocks, a grouping of huge limestone boulders surrounded by coniferous trees called larches, whose soft needles turn buttery yellow in late September.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the contract didn’t define such activity or spell out what a large assemblage means.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 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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These gorgeous cluster bowls from The Favorites make creating a holiday dip spread, a crudité platter, a taco night, or a baked potato bar—use your imagination—so much faster and easier.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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Now, however the cluster of six ±1% moves since the sharp 3% drop on October 10 has materialized.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The organization taps a multidisciplinary group of physicians, scientists, chemists, engineers, epidemiologists, economists, psychologists, statisticians, sociologists, and community members to turn scientific discovery into actionable knowledge.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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More on why environmental groups are concerned.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Familial pairs choose the experimental merge for a variety of reasons, including a mother with Alzheimer’s linking her mind with her daughter; teenage brothers, one terminally ill; a man and his pregnant fiancée; a father and his addict daughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Despite these drawbacks, dryland cotton offers notable sustainability advantages, including a smaller carbon footprint compared to other cotton varieties.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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