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
Some names were bought and sold more than once in a day, which may signal the filing is an aggregation of more than one account.
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Justina Lee, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Weak relationships between amyloid and cognition in individual-level analyses were much stronger when quantile aggregation was used.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 21 May 2026
Its output proceeds from data aggregation and text generation.
—Ryan Leack, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
The network clearly did not appreciate the misleading aggregation and responded publicly, which only underscored how strongly ESPN objected to the framing.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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Justina Lee, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Weak relationships between amyloid and cognition in individual-level analyses were much stronger when quantile aggregation was used.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 21 May 2026
Its output proceeds from data aggregation and text generation.
—Ryan Leack, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
The network clearly did not appreciate the misleading aggregation and responded publicly, which only underscored how strongly ESPN objected to the framing.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
Noun
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Trump has a job approval rating of just 38%, according to an aggregate of polls by The New York Times.—
Margie Cullen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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What followed were decades of growth that looked fine in the aggregate and felt hollow in practice—punctuated by brief spurts of genuine buoyancy that raised expectations before collapsing them.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The Great Disconnect This is the age of massive financial accumulation, but the quality of that accumulation is changing.—
Nitin Gupta,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Shange’s rainbow assemblage manages to be confrontational and conciliatory through a confessional accumulation that collapses poetry, movement, and ritual into a single and ever-changing event.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The country holds the rotating presidency of the NB8, a regional grouping of the five Nordic countries and the three Baltic states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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To save a grouping of tabs, folks can use Safari's tab groups feature, which saves tabs together, even when the browser is closed.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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An assemblage of distinguished jurists, Ivy League professors, nonprofit leaders, journalists, and theologians sat around me in a half circle.—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Shange’s rainbow assemblage manages to be confrontational and conciliatory through a confessional accumulation that collapses poetry, movement, and ritual into a single and ever-changing event.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Yarrow Don’t let the delicate appearance of the tiny flower clusters that characterize yarrow fool you—this is one hardy perennial.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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Supercells, which are rotating thunderstorms, could form first, then merge into larger clusters or storm complexes, the National Weather Service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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The Americans will face Australia in the second of three group-stage games next Friday in Seattle, where a draw will all but guarantee them a spot in the round of 32, something Pulisic said should be just the first objective for this team.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The Swiss won four matches and drew twice in their European group to breeze to North America.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The variety landscape was reshaped this year.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The result is an aesthetic that skillfully balances a variety of textures, including injecting Shou Sugi Ban custom treatments inspired by Japanese principles of wabi-sabi that typically employ elements of asymmetry, roughness, and simplicity.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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