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aggregate

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verb

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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aggregate

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adjective

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Recent Examples of aggregate
Noun
In the aggregate, that leads to rising unemployment and the increasingly possibility of a recession. Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 But in the aggregate, deeper, centralized insights into these games can ultimately contribute to something new. Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Verb
Calls aren’t recorded, but the museum is aggregating transcripts anonymously. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 The Ascend Inbox can aggregate your email and chat messages. PC Magazine, 5 May 2025
Adjective
New loans and aggregate financing for April, reported on Wednesday, came in below expectations, explaining the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) decision to cut rates last week. Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Tottenham Hotspur has one foot in the final after taking a 3-1 aggregate lead over Bodo in the first leg of this semifinal showdown. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for aggregate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
  • Reckoning is looking at a $65 million three-day domestic haul, $75-80 million four-day total.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • The assault comes as Ukraine and Russia prepared to conduct the third and final day of a prisoner swap in which both sides will exchange a total of 1,000 people each.
    Max Hunder, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • The wolf, numbered 2512-BC, was one of 15 relocated from Canada to Colorado in January, marking the second wave of reintroductions by the state after voters approved the effort in 2020.
    Max Levy, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
  • There were quite a few pieces inside the box, but the instructions were pretty easy to follow (again, after a couple of false starts) and each part was labelled and numbered in a pretty logical manner (piece two connects to piece three and so on).
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • That money was to be held in trust for the collective benefit of tribes.
    Graham Lee Brewer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
  • Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said on May 22 that the plan would strengthen Europe’s collective defense and reduce the long-term cost of containing Russian aggression.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • The money is coming from aging baby boomers and members of the silent generation, who have amassed a staggering sum in home equity, investments and other assets over the years.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 May 2025
  • But Golden Dome may ultimately cost much more than Trump’s staggering $175-billion sum.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Last year – and despite their prowess – these golfers still averaged a score of 75.25 per round.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • The previous season, Scheffler averaged 2.614 strokes gained tee-to-green, which ranked second all-time behind Woods' 2006 season (2.982).
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • March 2025 marked the brand’s best month compared to the totality of 2024.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The Fed is going to wait and see how the totality of Trump’s policies impact the economy before adjusting interest rates.
    Rohit Arora, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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