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
These flights help monitor changes in animal populations, identify various species, recognize trends using standardized data, and monitor aggregations.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
In an increasingly competitive streaming market, platforms are seeing the benefits of aggregation, creating cooperative business models that look a lot like old school cable bundling.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The researchers report that the material blocks nearly 100 percent of UVA rays through a molecular arrangement known as the J-aggregation effect.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
With Kranz and corresponding author William Klein (an Alzheimer’s disease expert and a professor of neurobiology at Weinberg), Silverman and colleagues worked for years to find or create a small molecule to prevent the aggregation of neurodegenerative proteins.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
In an increasingly competitive streaming market, platforms are seeing the benefits of aggregation, creating cooperative business models that look a lot like old school cable bundling.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The researchers report that the material blocks nearly 100 percent of UVA rays through a molecular arrangement known as the J-aggregation effect.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
With Kranz and corresponding author William Klein (an Alzheimer’s disease expert and a professor of neurobiology at Weinberg), Silverman and colleagues worked for years to find or create a small molecule to prevent the aggregation of neurodegenerative proteins.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
Noun
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Rose is such a project, a historical drama that plays out like a folk tale, an aggregate of many similar true-life stories — some detected, others not — lightly fictionalized and thoughtfully distilled into one.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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Each is a discovery in their own right, let alone in the aggregate.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The National Weather Service predicts total snow accumulations between 14 and 18 inches, with blizzard conditions possible.—
Katie Landeck,
The Providence Journal,
21 Feb. 2026
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The government office of the Tyrol region said intense snowfall over the last week led to accumulations of up to 5 feet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Each subject and approach is an ongoing concern left intentionally open-ended, and never contained within a single project, title or grouping.—
Steve Appleford,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Out of that assemblage, the Braves could form a capable quintet if all were to go according to plan.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Somehow, this unlikely assemblage of personalities transformed a roster of scruffy underdogs into the Team of the ’80s.—
Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The ever-popular Joshua Tree Coffee Company is nearby as well, alongside a cluster of vintage shops and art spaces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Our Local Group — like all galaxy groups and galaxy clusters — will experience this, eventually creating a super-galaxy known as Milkdromeda.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Penge was in the last group Thursday and was on the 10th hole when play was suspended because of darkness.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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In terms of broader wellness offerings, the property has complimentary bikes for cruising around the neighborhood, group meditation and sound bath sessions, morning yoga, and Sunday hikes to Tahquitz Canyon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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The laws have been challenged by families representing a variety of religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and clergy, in addition to nonreligious families.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Cardenas this month opened a new hibachi business, Hibachi La Ceiba, where the main dishes are made with his own house made teriyaki that comes in sweet or spicy varieties and contains a little less salt than most teriyaki.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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