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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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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On the professional review aggregate site Metacritic, K-POPS!—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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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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And one thing Deb, who spent decades prioritizing the accumulation of money over the refinement of her craft, has learned from collaborating with Ava is that, in the end, art matters more to her than business.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2026
Noun
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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 whole assemblage costs over US$5 million annually, paid from the Saudi treasury; the covering is replaced once a year on the first day of the Islamic calendar.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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What grabbed my attention were the intriguing, foot-long violet flower clusters known as panicles hanging amidst the slender, dark green leaves.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Such black holes would be extremely hard to spot and thus might account for some or all of the universe’s dark matter—an invisible, lightless something that seems to act like gravitational glue, binding together galaxies and galaxy clusters.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Some groups came out in support of the update, however, including Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Jacob Coleman, the conservative advocacy group’s Minnesota director, said the convention marked the display’s debut.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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But as the uptake of telehealth has grown substantially since the start of the covid pandemic, McClain is one of millions of Americans who have used online companies to meet a variety of their medical needs.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The rooms For a smaller resort, there's a surprising variety among the accommodations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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