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
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Effective mulch can be just about any loose aggregate material that will stay where it’s put, not significantly reduce air exchange into and out of the soil, and not contribute anything toxic to the soil/root environment.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 June 2025
In aggregate, South Korea ranks eighth among G-7 members in terms of overall performance, ahead of Italy, and Australia ranks fifth, ahead of France, Japan, and Italy.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 May 2025
In practice, this means looking at projects as a portfolio by aggregating them, rather than focusing on the risk of individual projects.
—Tim Koller, Time, 20 May 2025
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Noun
Spain has won its last two games against Portugal by an aggregate score of 11-3, scoring at least four goals in both matches.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Effective mulch can be just about any loose aggregate material that will stay where it’s put, not significantly reduce air exchange into and out of the soil, and not contribute anything toxic to the soil/root environment.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
That means getting a price for their client that is, in aggregate, better than the closing price of the day.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 June 2025
In aggregate, South Korea ranks eighth among G-7 members in terms of overall performance, ahead of Italy, and Australia ranks fifth, ahead of France, Japan, and Italy.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2025
Adjective
The team was responsible for aggregating and disseminating best practices around contraception in a set of guidelines called U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 May 2025
In practice, this means looking at projects as a portfolio by aggregating them, rather than focusing on the risk of individual projects.
—Tim Koller, Time, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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There were a total of 26,414 individuals in each group.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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In total, Mazda believes the setup in the CX-5 follows its original philosophy to put safety first.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Rising American tennis star Taylor Fritz, currently number five in the world, is set to face 26th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina later on Friday for a place in the Wimbledon fourth round.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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The play slip looks a bit like a scantron sheet with five play areas (A–E) with boxes numbered 1–52 in the white play area and 1–10 in the shaded play area, according to the Tennessee Lottery.—
Allison Kiehl,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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These transfers got The Athletic’s collective brain thinking about whether moving to a bitter rival of your current club is really a good idea.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Measure collective outcomes rather than individual ones.—
Jerry R. Sneed,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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But just like the dollars that will stay in many taxpayers' pockets and add $3.8 trillion to the national debt, there are large sums for industry packed into the 870-page law, making several winners and losers.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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That goes against the agreement to transfer money, but Allam, to this point, has not pushed the issue, and those sums effectively stand as an interest-free loan.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Verb
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This past season, Thrun, a Harvard alum, appeared in 60 games, had 12 points, and averaged 17:31 of ice time.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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In 2023-24, Peter averaged 18.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 40.9% from long range.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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This region has an excellent chance of clear skies for a totality of 1 minute, 35 seconds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
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But the real star of the show for Dunhill was the totality of their SS26 collection, with each piece being both wearable and so well situated into the overall thematics of this show.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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