CONGLOMERATION Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

conglomeration

noun

Definition of conglomeration

as in aggregation

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Recent Examples of conglomeration Most asteroids of this size are thought to be piles of rubble, conglomerations of rock loosely held together by gravity. — Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026 This created a conglomeration of steep cliffs, ledges, and stair-step walls— many plunging over 1,400 feet from rim to creek. — Anthony Fredericks, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026 Survival of the mid-major programs depends on breaking out and forming their own conglomeration. — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 Middlemen forms a trio with Mark McGurl’s The Program Era (2011), which examines the rise of MFAs, and Dan Sinykin’s Big Fiction (2023), which follows the effects of publishing’s conglomeration. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conglomeration

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Noun

Netflix’s third quarter results highlighted aggregation deals with TF1 and Globo.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
In an era before social media, Wikipedians’ real-time aggregation of news about the attacks established it as a serious informational resource.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of aggregation

Noun

The accumulation of unemployment, underemployment, and low wages for Chinese households and workers are already significant, yet Beijing has responded with only modest new household subsidies and incremental investment in social services.

— Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
In 2022, for example, a team of researchers in Paris reported that sustained mental effort led to the accumulation of glutamate in the lateral prefrontal cortex, a brain region responsible for cognitive control.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of accumulation

Noun

Trump announced the idea, his approval rating was at a dismal 35 percent, per a CNN aggregate of various polls.

— J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026
Because these companies are not bound to a particular religion, the goal is often quite broad — an aggregate of moral ideas that can inform their models.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of aggregate

Noun

Their decision to pull cash out of Georgia and North Carolina helped top Democratic groups approve new Senate spending in states like Mississippi, South Carolina, and Kansas.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Although the local law embraces triads, foursomes and other group relationships, the language bars registering of couples who have already declared other partnerships.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of group

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
On foreign policy, Lula has worked to boost the political influence of countries in the Global South as a founding member of the BRICS group, a grouping of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouping

Noun

North Korea’s Missile Administration said its cluster warheads fall into four categories, depending on their intended purpose.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The Asia-Pacific region was down 2%, impacted by sales slowdown in China, Southeast Asia and the Pacific cluster.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of cluster

Noun

Marshall’s campaign, in turn, faced an onslaught of controversies that his critics amplified in the race’s final weeks, including his medical debt collection practices and the blurred lines between his office and campaign staff.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
The policy prohibits the use of surveillance technology, discriminatory practices and unauthorized data collection.

— James Leigh, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of collection

Noun

The distinction matters because responding to a signal and accurately classifying an unfamiliar chemical mixture are separate tasks.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The collagen-rich mixture gives the noodles their slippery texture, which Orlando complements with smoked chili, sunflower-seed miso, and fermented chili cream.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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