as in total
a complete amount of something
numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate, can really add up to a significant sum
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as in to number
to have a total of
over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books
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as in collective
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Recent Examples of aggregate
Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
It can be found all over the world, and once quarried, is used as stackable rocks, bricks, panels, or crushed into gravel to be used as aggregate in concrete.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Ranked 25th internationally by FIFA, Ireland failed to qualify for this summer's UEFA Championship after losing in the second round of the qualifying playoffs via aggregate to Wales.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
The soil, stockpiled for generations near the Kaw Point Wastewater Treatment Plant from construction projects and other sources, contains contaminated, although not necessarily toxic, materials aggregated from area rivers and construction materials.
—Sofi Zeman
july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
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Noun
At a Liberty facility in Concord, a suburb of Charlotte in North Carolina, NASCAR racing tires are shredded into quarter-sized chips that can be used as aggregate in roadbeds, landfill liners and landscaping products.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
It can be found all over the world, and once quarried, is used as stackable rocks, bricks, panels, or crushed into gravel to be used as aggregate in concrete.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Verb
Maybe Jonathan Toews plus Gustav Nyquist plus a couple of other forward depth additions will replace Ehlers in the aggregate.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Ranked 25th internationally by FIFA, Ireland failed to qualify for this summer's UEFA Championship after losing in the second round of the qualifying playoffs via aggregate to Wales.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Adjective
By contrast, BofA still sees labor demand holding up, and pointed to average hourly earnings growth of 3.9% year on year in July, and aggregate weekly payrolls increasing by 5.3%.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
The soil, stockpiled for generations near the Kaw Point Wastewater Treatment Plant from construction projects and other sources, contains contaminated, although not necessarily toxic, materials aggregated from area rivers and construction materials.
—Sofi Zeman
july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
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Lindsey Center: Construction is underway for an office-to-residential conversion at 2690 Crooks Road, with new buildings for a total of 144 units.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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While at the University of Southern California, Williams threw for a total of 7,870 yards, 72 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 26 games.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
18 Aug. 2025
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To rectify some of the A-10’s shortcomings, the U.S. upgraded its entire fleet, then numbering over 350, to the A-10C standard beginning in the mid-2000s.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Entering the weekend, Colorado starters had a collective 6.58 ERA with a .317 batting average against.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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All who appreciate and enjoy Isle Royale National Park need to understand the importance of adherence and vigilance to food storage regulations and our collective role in minimizing negative human-wildlife interactions.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Of Cristian’s starting sum, streaming activity contributes 5,000 units, equating 6.6 million official on-demand audio and video streams of its songs.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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The mobile home owners, many of whom paid multiple times that maximum buyout figure for their trailers — which are cemented into the ground and not particularly mobile — argue those sums, and the time they were given to find alternative housing, were insufficient.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For example, the biggest draw in primetime, Sunday Night Football, last season averaged 19.4 million viewers per game via the NBC flagship network, while approximately 2.2 million fans streamed the games on Peacock and various other legitimate digital outlets.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Last regular season, Highsmith averaged career highs in points (6.5 per game), assists (1.5), steals (0.9) and blocks (0.5) while appearing in a career-high 74 games and making a career-high 42 starts.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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In Canada, Banff National Park and Jasper National Park are in the path of totality, as well as Calgary and Edmonton.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In every location along the path of the 2026 eclipse, partial totality will last about two hours, and full totality will last two minutes.—
Cassandra Brooklyn,
AFAR Media,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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