aggregations

plural of aggregation

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Recent Examples of aggregations Both amyloid beta and tau are normally present in healthy brains; the plaques and tangles are abnormal aggregations of these molecules. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 These sites often concentrate both wildlife and tourism, bringing together dense aggregations of animals and people in the same space. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Conchs are slow-moving and must find a mate to reproduce, making dense breeding aggregations especially important for their continued survival. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregations
Noun
  • Our parent company, CRH, employs 1,278 people across 59 locations in 48 North Carolina communities to produce the aggregates, asphalt, masonry products, pipe, and precast solutions that make construction possible.
    — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Proteins and blood cells Proteins and DNA can gather on plastic surfaces, and lysozyme, a common test protein, also began clumping into aggregates there.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Light snow showers remain possible through this morning with little to no additional accumulations expected.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Some people experienced them as a purely optical means of aesthetic transport; others found in them tactile accumulations of crust, carnage, and debris.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Netanyahu and Eisenkot groupings are our assessment of which parties are likely to back each leader to form a government.
    — Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Two other large, bright open star clusters in this region that look great in 10x50 binoculars are the glittering stars of NGC 752 in Andromeda and M34, a bright, hazy patch in Perseus.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Talks for arrangements that would see Moonshot rent access to clusters of 8,000 or more Blackwell GPUs hosted in the region have taken place, one source said.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Archaeologists have discovered one of the largest assemblages of Ice Age rock art ever recorded in the Iberian Mediterranean, shedding new light on population sizes and regional artistic expression during the Paleolithic.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Mana creates value for a future developer by putting together large assemblages and leaving them largely undeveloped, Karp said.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Candidates backed by anti-CTU groups, meanwhile, have emphasized fiscal restraint and independence from City Hall.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Education groups argued that if the tax was left to expire in 2031, schools would face a $10 billion annual deficit.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Permit holders can choose between pine, fir, and cedar varieties.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But this is really about family and family history, and about how there are so many new varieties of loneliness in the world.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • These eight new arrays will boost the station's available power by a total of 30%, according to NASA officials.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Its four fixed radar arrays are designed to improve the ship’s ability to detect and track aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missile threats.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Aggregations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregations. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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