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
Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
While wage gains have kept up with inflation in aggregate over the last year, not every workers’ paycheck has kept up with prices.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Reconomy also suggested that companies work with other entities in their sector to aggregate textile waste to reach volumes that will be sufficient to make recycling economically viable.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Tigres completed a 2-0 aggregate victory over Nashville SC on Tuesday.
—Daily News, 7 May 2026
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Noun
In the aggregate, there is a correlation between earlier picks and better outcomes, but exceptions abound.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
While wage gains have kept up with inflation in aggregate over the last year, not every workers’ paycheck has kept up with prices.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Verb
Investment tracking and tools Origin includes a real-time investment dashboard that aggregates your portfolio across multiple accounts.
—Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Reconomy also suggested that companies work with other entities in their sector to aggregate textile waste to reach volumes that will be sufficient to make recycling economically viable.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Adjective
But the highest-value signal often sits beneath the volume of daily coverage — in the aggregate weight of what hundreds of leaders say across hundreds of sessions, visible only when the full record is analyzed as a whole.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Tigres completed a 2-0 aggregate victory over Nashville SC on Tuesday.
—Daily News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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According to researchers Global Witness, Colombia is the most dangerous nation in the world for environmental defenders generally, with 79 murders in 2023, just under half the global total.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Live results will be updated here throughout the night as counties report vote totals.—
Aaron A. Bedoya,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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The Clipper was previously called the NV100 Carry, numbering it neatly as the smallest in a van family that also includes the Caravan (NV350).—
C.C. Weiss
May 19,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Midfielder Onni Valakari framed the mistakes less as individual breakdowns than collective failures.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The image of Brazil’s No 7 running rings around opposition defences — often literally — will forever be embedded in the nation’s collective memory.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The marketing is aggressive, the language sounds scientific and desperate families often raise large sums of money to fund the trips.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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The massive sum spent through May 26 to support or oppose the eight leading candidates is more than double what was spent in 2018 — the last time the state’s highest office saw an open contest, according to an analysis of state campaign finance data.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Fees typically average around $25 a month and may be waived depending on income.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The craters average around 30 miles (50 km) in diameter as well.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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No, Ware wouldn’t be the totality of a Heat package for Giannis, likely less coveted than say a Heat package of picks, or even the leading man from elsewhere (Jaylen Brown from the Celtics, Alperen Sengun from the Rockets, perhaps Paolo Banchero from the Magic).—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The path of totality crosses parts of the Westfjords, Snæfellsnes peninsula and Reykjanes peninsula, while Reykjavik itself will also experience totality.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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