AGGREGATIONS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

aggregations

noun

plural of aggregation

as in aggregates

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 aggregations 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 Already, the change has started eating away at the oceans’ physical infrastructure– from shellfish aggregations and coral reefs to the seafloor. —

Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025

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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