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
Jackson notes that this aggregation introduces a level of operational visibility that has historically been difficult for multi-site portfolios to achieve at scale.
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Used for coding, data aggregation, and process automation.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
But what such a vision forgets is that democracy is not merely the aggregation of preferences.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
The Clean Energy Alliance is one of 25 community choice aggregation, or CCA, entities that have sprung up across California in recent years that purchase power for their respective municipalities.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Used for coding, data aggregation, and process automation.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
But what such a vision forgets is that democracy is not merely the aggregation of preferences.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
The Clean Energy Alliance is one of 25 community choice aggregation, or CCA, entities that have sprung up across California in recent years that purchase power for their respective municipalities.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
Noun
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Lemonis deserves credit for having a vision for what the company’s components could amount to in the aggregate.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lower availability of fertilizer means lower application rates in aggregate, which means lower crop yields.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Charlotte played without Wilfried Zaha, who was suspended for the match for yellow-card accumulation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The ice machine had an accumulation of residue.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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Talent is equally spread across all groupings — another tweak from the new staff.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The later galleries are spent building up to Duchamp’s final work, Étant donnés (1966), an assemblage in which a peephole in a shut door reveals a nude woman laying on a hill.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The cut opens with a robotic assemblage of classic synth sounds that briefly gives way to swinging drums and a bright piano melody.—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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This cool-season flower, known for its clusters of tiny flowers in shades of white, pink, and purple, is actually a relative of kale and other brassica family plants.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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The clusters began to separate geographically and socially.—
Jason P. Dinh,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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There, Blanton says, corporate lobbyists paid between $25,000 and $100,000 for lawmakers' attention, and a pro-business group called One Main Street paid $25,000 for their hotel rooms.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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However, this group’s tactics resemble those of Contagious Interview more than Lazarus, says Nick Carlsen, a senior investigator specializing in North Korea at the blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Membership has its privileges, as Ogilvy’s memorable ad slogan for American Express went, and those privileges are of the monied variety.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The wood-and-metal finish blends effortlessly with a variety of styles.—
Jacquelyn McGilvray,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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