as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years
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as in to roll
to form into a round compact mass
breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk
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Recent Examples of agglomerate
Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
As adoption of cryptocurrency proliferates, the digital asset class has been agglomerated into one of America’s most mainstream institutions — divorce.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
In those days, nearly all hemophiliacs were HIV-positive because they were infused repeatedly with blood products agglomerated from thousands of donors—none of whom were screened for HIV until the mid- to late 1980s.
—Bruce D. Walker, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
The current autonomous mobility systems for planetary exploration are wheeled rovers, limited to flat, gently-sloping terrains and agglomerate regolith.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2021
But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019
The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
Noun
The merger between Penguin Random House (itself an agglomerate of two giant publishing corporations) and Simon & Schuster, for example, came as a result of the publishing industry’s ongoing struggles with Amazon.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Verb
This theory makes definite predictions about the distribution of dark matter, but leaves great uncertainty in the rather messy physics whereby gas agglomerates and converts into stars.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
As adoption of cryptocurrency proliferates, the digital asset class has been agglomerated into one of America’s most mainstream institutions — divorce.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
In those days, nearly all hemophiliacs were HIV-positive because they were infused repeatedly with blood products agglomerated from thousands of donors—none of whom were screened for HIV until the mid- to late 1980s.
—Bruce D. Walker, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
The current autonomous mobility systems for planetary exploration are wheeled rovers, limited to flat, gently-sloping terrains and agglomerate regolith.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2021
But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019
The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglomerate
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The Texas Department of Public Safety last year identified an assortment of tattoos connected to Tren de Aragua, many relatively common: stars on the shoulder, royal crowns, firearms, trains, dice, roses, tigers and jaguars.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Breeding for More Than Just Color Mr. Baker could have supplied his customers with a flashy assortment of coleus ordered from wholesale sources, skipping years of effort (but missing all the astonishment).—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Sony rolled a new trailer of the sequel at CinemaCon, the movie theater trade show that’s currently unfolding at Caesars Palace. Macchio, whose performance in the original film continues to inspire and prove relevant, introduced a few scenes with his next-gen costar Wang.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Given how many Ladas have rolled toward Ukrainian positions, usually on a one-way mission, the mistake is forgivable. Follow me on Twitter.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Types Of International Investments International investments, like U.S. investments, come in a variety of sectors and sizes.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many other long Senate speeches in history offer a variety of useful historical hints about the political significance of Booker’s record-breaking speech.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Robertson rounded out his natural hat trick before the intermission on a two-man advantage.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Bonus tip: Pair with sliced fruit or a leafy salad (yep, this hits even in the a.m.) to help round out the meal.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 3x Golden Globe nominee channeled Gerard Way in the sketch ‘Goth Kid on Vacation’, which parodied the ’06 single ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’ with a Jamaican reggae medley featuring Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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After each bath, Wallace would express thanks to her body—her legs, her feet, for carrying her through the day—while lathering herself in oils and a medley of rose scents.—
Martine Thompson,
Essence,
21 Mar. 2025
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These articles and practices align with Self’s idea of collage as representative of selfhood and that humans exist in multiple dimensions.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Mar. 2025
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The collage of photos showed Chloe asleep, the couple on the red carpet and the basketball court as well as the national champion on vacation.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Good transport accessibility could also lead more people to choose to live outside urban centers, potentially increasing the value of such real estate and contributing to the expansion of cities and agglomerations.—
Nadezhda Kosareva,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Other than the Communist Party itself, no group suffered as much scrutiny or punishment during the Red Scare as the amorphous agglomeration known as the federal workforce.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Agglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglomerate. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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