agglutinate

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Recent Examples of agglutinate There is also a peculiar effect whereby different books read by the same narrator can seem to agglutinate into a single mongrel super-book. Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023 The blood sample will visibly clump or agglutinate due to the effects of the existing antibodies on the new bacteria, and the patient is thus diagnosed with R. proawazekii. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglutinate
Verb
  • She’s rarely lumped in with Miles, Bueckers and Watkins, whose names have dominated draft conversations.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Yep, it’s lumped in with heavy hitters like heroin and LSD.
    Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Consumer Complaints Led To The Recall Danone North America initiated this recall after receiving customer complaints about the following complaints: Odd texture and separation – Consumers reported that the creamer was clumping or separating before the expiration date.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • My lashes are non existent without mascara and a lot of them clump my lashes together but the Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Sculpt Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara has been a repurchase for me ever since receiving.
    Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Choose your lane wisely: Stick to the middle lanes on multi-lane roads to minimize the risk of hydroplaning, as water tends to accumulate in outer lanes.
    Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Wolf and Vrabel both emphasized Spillane’s dedication, going from an undrafted free agent who had to try out to earn his spot with the Titans during rookie minicamp in 2018 to a player who has accumulated over 140 tackles in consecutive years.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Lev noted that, in the 1960s, conglomerated companies were trending in strategy circles because of economies of scale and the risk mitigation of being in multiple industries, where if one area is struggling due to external factors, the company's risk is spread out across a few different sectors.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Nvidia’s value chain extends to South Korea, namely, memory chip maker SK Hynix and conglomerate Samsung Electronics.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024

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“Agglutinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglutinate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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