as in aggregate
a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together
Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year. The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources.
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Recent Examples of aggregation
Biofilms are a good example of such aggregations; and a good example of a biofilm is the plaque that forms on your teeth.
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Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
If that’s the case, cable TV may effectively morph into the primary aggregation video service for sports.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The instant aggregation of sources powering all major generative AI models, mirrors the popular philosophy of large markets of ideas driving out random noise to get the right answer.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 July 2025
Video shared on social media aggregation website Storyful by Albert Blackwell on Sunday, June 22, shows multiple cars passing over what was first a small bump.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
If that’s the case, cable TV may effectively morph into the primary aggregation video service for sports.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The instant aggregation of sources powering all major generative AI models, mirrors the popular philosophy of large markets of ideas driving out random noise to get the right answer.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 July 2025
Video shared on social media aggregation website Storyful by Albert Blackwell on Sunday, June 22, shows multiple cars passing over what was first a small bump.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
Noun
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This was because even if the yield in aggregate for a continent is good, there can still be regions in that continent with poor yields.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That 2024 law induced the companies to decrease the odds of winning, which negatively affected bettors in the aggregate, albeit not in so direct a way that the casual gambler would notice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chicago couldn’t discipline her for the Sky’s next game against the Indiana Fever because Reese has already been suspended for that contest due to technical foul accumulation.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The team announced the suspension in a statement less than two hours before tipoff of Friday’s road game against the Indiana Fever, for which Reese already was suspended because of an accumulation of technical fouls.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ten small and medium-sized countries are in talks to form a new trade grouping in November.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Participation alone seems to be the end goal, the assemblage of a cacophony of voices without any avenues to interrogate the way power is shared or negotiated in collective spaces.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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The opening credits, an assemblage of archival footage from various eras, show sheets of newspaper being used to do things like wrap fish and line litter boxes.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The organization also is partnering with a nonprofit developer to create a cluster of 21 shipping containers converted into little houses in Eastpointe, just outside Detroit.—
Felice J. Freyer,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cervical cancer screenings allow physicians to spot and remove cancerous or even precancerous lesions (clusters of odd-looking cells that could one day become cancer).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That dropped to just two teens in that age group in 2024.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods helps maintain a balanced gut microbiome.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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Forbes publishes a variety of rankings, including the best employers and the richest people.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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