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
But amid that digital transition, VF chased cheap traffic, diverting readers’ attention away from the big swings of magazine journalism and pushing it into commodity news and quick-turn aggregation.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Constellation Energy Corporation is the nation’s largest producer of carbon-free energy and a leading supplier of energy products and services to businesses, homes, community aggregations and public sector customers across the United States, including three-fourths of Fortune 100 companies.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Biofilms are a good example of such aggregations; and a good example of a biofilm is the plaque that forms on your teeth.
—Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
While the film has yet to be released publicly, early screenings at the Sundance Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival drew positive reviews from critics, with review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a score of 83%.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Constellation Energy Corporation is the nation’s largest producer of carbon-free energy and a leading supplier of energy products and services to businesses, homes, community aggregations and public sector customers across the United States, including three-fourths of Fortune 100 companies.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Biofilms are a good example of such aggregations; and a good example of a biofilm is the plaque that forms on your teeth.
—Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
While the film has yet to be released publicly, early screenings at the Sundance Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival drew positive reviews from critics, with review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a score of 83%.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
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This was because even if the yield in aggregate for a continent is good, there can still be regions in that continent with poor yields.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That 2024 law induced the companies to decrease the odds of winning, which negatively affected bettors in the aggregate, albeit not in so direct a way that the casual gambler would notice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Most accumulations will come tonight and Friday night.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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One multi-year project includes collecting core samples from glaciers to measure snow accumulation, the main contributor to glacial growth.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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The layout, designed by architect Lek Bunnag, boasts groupings of villas and semi-private pools with a main central Moon Pool and bar located on the cliffside.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Other potential groupings include 2006 Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay, who could reunite with her former Law & Order co-lead (and close friend) Christopher Meloni.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Participation alone seems to be the end goal, the assemblage of a cacophony of voices without any avenues to interrogate the way power is shared or negotiated in collective spaces.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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The opening credits, an assemblage of archival footage from various eras, show sheets of newspaper being used to do things like wrap fish and line litter boxes.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mechanical controls already seen on the F80 have been carried over, including the Engine Start button, while the digital cluster allows the rapid reconfiguration of the electric driving modes via the eManettino.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Multiple White House officials arrived in their current jobs after working at Turning Point USA, the conservative outreach group that Kirk led and co-founded to energize Republicans on college campuses.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods helps maintain a balanced gut microbiome.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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Forbes publishes a variety of rankings, including the best employers and the richest people.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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