AGGREGATION Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

aggregation

noun

Definition of aggregation

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 Each area was scored, with institutions receiving a final score based on an aggregation of those three scores. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Sununu is polling far ahead of Brown, averaging a 33-percentage-point lead, according to RealClearPolitics‘ poll aggregation. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 The book tracked the aggregation of executive power from the founding onward, which accelerated during World War II and the Cold War. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Aside from its costly – and risky — production and distribution business, Belmer has increasingly looked to reposition TF1 around streaming and aggregation. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aggregation

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Noun

Upstream, the automotive industry exists in productive symbiosis with steel, oil, glass, rubber, aggregates, concrete, electronics, engineering and construction, each transforming flows of matter first to value and then to waste.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
What goes to leadership is the aggregate, never the individual transcript.

— Vivek Thomas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of aggregate

Noun

The gradual accumulation of these substances in the body can disrupt normal physiological functions, ultimately leading to disease, impaired health, and, in severe cases, death.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
The method could combat refuse accumulation and provide sustenance in remote or disaster locations — or in space someday.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of accumulation

Noun

So do scheme, personnel groupings, whether a team has a young starting quarterback or some young starters on the offensive line, and so on.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Thematic grouping of disparate work has become a popular, though not uncontroversial, trend.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of grouping

Noun

Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Played completely deadpan by Konopka, the character beneath this daft assemblage of aesthetic choices makes no real sense as a functionary in this dry, dark future, much less as its hero.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

These three mysterious elements of the cosmos have played a vital role in the evolution of large-scale cosmic structures like galaxies and galaxy clusters.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
The executive observed that data analysis shows a younger customer has approached the brand, in addition to its loyal cluster of longtime clients in the 40- to 55-year-old core bracket.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cluster

Noun

Human rights groups and advocates have denounced mass and arbitrary arrests, torture and disappearances in the Central American nation's prison system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Ontario County First Assistant District Attorney James Nobles told the court that Arzuaga was at the center of the group accused of torturing Nordquist to death.

— Madison Scott, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of group

Noun

As, it should be said, has Vardy, with Burnley manager Nicky Hayen, when asked about his new signing’s qualities, pretty much describing the sort of variety that Wrexham need to add up front to become genuine challengers for automatic promotion.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Vienna’s signature wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz is a field blend made from at least three white grape varieties grown side by side, then harvested and fermented together.

— Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026

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