aggregations

plural of aggregation

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Recent Examples of aggregations So far this year, shark aggregations have been popping up in Los Angeles County near Will Rogers State Beach and Santa Barbara, Lowe said. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 Flotillas of them often come ashore along the Pacific Coast in the spring when offshore winds shift, but recent aggregations along beaches and just offshore have been especially dense along the California coast. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 May 2026 Even lead author Steve Hoge noted that while larger aggregations might exist, this is one of the biggest ever recorded. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Steve Hoge, the lead author of the study, said there might be other larger aggregations that have yet to be identified, but this was one of the largest ever recorded in literature. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 One of the largest and oldest recorded aggregations of ground-nesting bees in the world was hiding beneath a small cemetery in upstate New York. Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026 Previously Dixon has tried scout snakes, which lead researchers to breeding aggregations, and a tracking dog named Percy. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 In addition to attracting bees, the larvae’s perfume also draws other larvae, which could help them to form those flowerlike aggregations. Chris Simms, Scientific American, 12 Apr. 2026 These flights help monitor changes in animal populations, identify various species, recognize trends using standardized data, and monitor aggregations. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregations
Noun
  • Humanity produces roughly 4 billion tons of it every year, mixing the fine powder with water, sand, and aggregates like gravel to create concrete and mortar used in buildings, bridges, roads, tunnels, dams, and countless other forms of infrastructure.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
  • The company is currently running its first clinical trial — testing a pill designed to enhance the body’s ability to better clear out protein aggregates in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
    Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • In this case, that would take 16 multiplication operations and 16 additions (or four accumulations).
    Olivia Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The map also includes tornado reports for the past week and recent rainfall accumulations.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Even if that worked for Palm Beach County, there are no similar millionaire clusters in poor counties to pick up the slack.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The conjecture says that even within enormous, scattered and chaotic assemblages of points existing across innumerable dimensions, simple, orderly shapes will inevitably crop up.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
  • That leads to longer build times as those complicated parts are sewn together with assemblages of other, smaller parts, before being shipped across the ocean, and eventually trucked to the final construction site.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, groups gather on comfortable furniture and chat while sipping cocktails and dealing playing cards.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • Break large groups into smaller groups.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Smaller varieties like cherry and grape tomato plants often produce hundreds of tiny fruits in a season, whereas slicers and beefsteak tomatoes might produce only 10 to 20 large fruits.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 11 June 2026
  • Maybe five great varieties, clearly positioned.
    Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • If launch costs fall dramatically, enormous solar arrays in orbit become easier to imagine.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Orbital Marine Power is already developing larger next-generation systems and has outlined plans for multi-turbine tidal arrays capable of delivering significantly more electricity.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026

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“Aggregations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregations. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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