agglomeration
noun
ag·glom·er·a·tion
ə-ˌglä-mə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the action or process of collecting in a mass
the agglomeration of matter into stars and galaxies
2
: a heap or cluster of usually disparate (see disparate sense 1) elements
… an agglomeration of 100-year-old cottages with gingerbread scroll-saw ornamentation.—
Ira Henry Freeman
Ira Henry Freeman3
: a large, densely and contiguously populated area consisting of a city and its suburbs
an urban agglomeration
Synonyms
- agglomerate
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of agglomeration in a Sentence
This suburb has become just a vast agglomeration of houses, people, and cars.
the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops
Recent Examples on the Web
Central and Prospect Parks were conceived as vast and soothing preserves deliberately contrasting with the dense agglomeration that their creator, Frederick Law Olmsted, considered noxious.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
Just an agglomeration of holds and sells on Wall Street.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
The aim is to exploit China’s two greatest strengths in the field: the ability to quickly build physical infrastructure, and thereby support the agglomeration of AI companies and talent, and the lack of constraints on how the government collects and shares personal data.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
For instance, policies that seem to favor urban populations, such as subsidies for electric vehicles, anger rural residents who see such handouts as evidence that the government favors wealthier people in large metropolitan agglomerations.
—Marie Hyland, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
Just an agglomeration of holds and sells on Wall Street.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
The aim is to exploit China’s two greatest strengths in the field: the ability to quickly build physical infrastructure, and thereby support the agglomeration of AI companies and talent, and the lack of constraints on how the government collects and shares personal data.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
For instance, policies that seem to favor urban populations, such as subsidies for electric vehicles, anger rural residents who see such handouts as evidence that the government favors wealthier people in large metropolitan agglomerations.
—Marie Hyland, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for agglomeration
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“Agglomeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agglomeration. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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agglomeration
noun
ag·glom·er·a·tion
ə-ˌgläm-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the action or process of collecting in a mass
2
: a heap or cluster of dissimilar elements
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