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
Three player-for-player trades have been made this season, as so many teams in the league are hamstrung by the league’s new rules, which created legitimate hard caps and limited salary aggregation.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
August and September bring goliath grouper to spawn, with aggregations upward of 60 strong, sometimes congregating above wrecks looking to mate.
—Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
His aggregation of wealth, and then — through wealth — power: that's what he's focused on.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The new economies of scale required by AI and data aggregation require solutions that European companies will be challenged to provide.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
August and September bring goliath grouper to spawn, with aggregations upward of 60 strong, sometimes congregating above wrecks looking to mate.
—Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
His aggregation of wealth, and then — through wealth — power: that's what he's focused on.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The new economies of scale required by AI and data aggregation require solutions that European companies will be challenged to provide.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregation
Noun
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Taken in aggregate, these actions are overwhelming.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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By Brett Knight, Forbes Staff The Kansas City Chiefs had the best record in the NFL this season, and two seasons ago, and a couple of years before that, and across the last seven years in aggregate.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes,
2 Feb. 2025
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Another critical transition also occurs at a specific point in time in the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells, as the result of an accumulation of both genetic and epigenetic changes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Crews of men have been engaged this week removing the winter’s accumulation of refuse.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Repeating this process five times with varying groupings yielded an average accuracy of 80 percent.—
Lucy Tu,
Scientific American,
7 Feb. 2025
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What’s important to note is that this food grouping system doesn’t account for nutritional value, Dr. Vadiveloo says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025
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Davis throughout the ’80s continued to work in forms including assemblage and collage.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Inside Llewyn Davis star plays Victor Frankenstein, the arrogant scientist who successfully creates life out of an assemblage of deceased body parts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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These finds include a cluster of precious metal objects.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Among the soldiers is a cluster of combat veterans, many trained in allied countries, who voice concern about the misapplication of their battlefield expertise.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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Bates issued the late-night ruling denying a request from unions and nonprofit groups to halt DOGE's access to records maintained by the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Despite that, the new group was virtually ignored both by fans and top groups such as The Who, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Generals, like the Globetrotters, practice and work on a variety of areas on the court.—
Jason Jones,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Other lawsuits are likely to be filed, just as there have been challenges to a variety of Trump's policies.—
MANUEL VALDES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Aggregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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