aggregation

noun

Definition of aggregationnext
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 EgoLab, an Indian data aggregation company among those extracting this information from apparel factories, according to The Guardian, has a clientele that includes major companies like Tesla. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 Prime’s strategy, which isn’t particularly new, nonetheless meets a moment when the streaming business across Asia is maturing, pushing players of every size toward bundling and aggregation rather than the head-to-head fight for subscribers that characterized the first phase of the streaming wars. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 For most real estate professionals, the data aggregation capabilities of AI can certainly enhance their expertise, according to Kamini Lane, CEO of Coldwell Banker Realty. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 16 June 2026 Using holographic imaging technology, scientists will also investigate particle aggregation to determine how the lake’s physical dynamics cause particles to clump together and sink, affecting water clarity. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for aggregation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
  1. aggregate
  2. accumulation
  3. grouping
  4. assemblage
  5. cluster
  6. group
  7. variety
Noun
  • Students in a select number of professional degree programs can borrow up to $50,000 annually, with a $200,000 lifetime aggregate limit.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • Long Weekend largely aggregates and cross-promotes arts events already happening in the area on the first five days of July.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Definition of aggregate
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  • One Tarrant County restaurant was temporarily closed, and roaches and an accumulation of fruit flies were seen at others during the latest round of county health inspections, according to the inspection reports.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • This accumulation of electrons reduces the charge on nearby lithium ions, directly forcing them to solidify into battery-killing metallic dendrites.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Definition of accumulation
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026
  • India and Japan, along with the United States and Australia, are members of the Quad, a grouping that promotes cooperation on regional security, maritime issues and defense to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.
    — Sheikh Saaliq, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of grouping
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  • Emotions ran deep among the multinational assemblage of emergency workers who witnessed one man’s improbable deliverance.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The car is part of a 22-lot field from the Sam and Emily Mann Collection, an assemblage that also includes actor Clark Gable’s breathtaking 1935 Duesenberg JN Convertible.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 July 2026
Definition of assemblage
Noun
  • Each cluster contained a simple RLC resonator — a resistor, capacitor, and inductor, a combination that creates an oscillating electrical signal at a particular frequency.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
  • For the unfamiliar, Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde as it is known to locals, is a cluster of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean, about 350 miles off the coast of West Africa.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • At least 100,000 have been killed in the fighting, according to conflict monitoring group ACLED.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The problem is that this group is mostly comprised of uncultured idiots, so Shai and Georgia are the only people who know what Rocky Horror is.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • Vesper Theatre's main performance space, an 80-seat black box theater, can support a variety of art forms from dance to theater to film.
    — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • The trio are all therapies for multiple myeloma, a complex type of blood cancer where patients may need a variety of treatments to help fight the disease.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of variety

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