aggregations

plural of aggregation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aggregations 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregations
Noun
  • Long Weekend largely aggregates and cross-promotes arts events already happening in the area on the first five days of July.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • Axon's Fusus platform separately aggregates shared community cameras, body cameras, drones and other feeds onto a real-time map.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Widespread, measurable rainfall is expected, with accumulations of 1 inch or less in most areas.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Most of the region received 1-3 inches in the past 24 hours, but accumulations between 5-7 inches in Lewisville and the western portions of Fort Worth were recorded in the past 24 hours.
    Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Scale and proportion also play a major role in helping groupings look balanced.
    Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Scattered throughout are 17 suites unfolding across the hillside in clusters of ancient stone farmhouses.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Not all of these clusters have been linked to the same source, however.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Six years later, MOCA commissioned Saar to create a series of assemblages and installations to accompany 10 performances of Ellen Sebastian’s theatrical production Sanctified.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
  • Pathbreaking artist Betye Saar, whose powerful assemblages of racist memorabilia served up scorching commentary on the condition of the Black American—particularly the Black American woman—died on July 26 in Los Angeles.
    News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • Wednesday night, about 75 agencies from police to community groups, the mayor's office and district attorney's office came together for the One Downtown Task Force's public safety working session.
    Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Armed groups, known as bandits in Nigeria, regularly carry out raids and kidnappings for ransom in the northwest and north-central parts of the country.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The purple coneflower is one of the most popular, but all varieties are drought-tolerant and thrive in full sun and hot weather.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This perennial flower includes many different varieties, with new ones being introduced every year.
    Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays.
    Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The satellite had deployed its solar arrays and was firing its thrusters.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Aggregations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregations. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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