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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
The semifinals were a breeze, as the 7-1 aggregate showed, with Athletic Club on the losing end. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 Goals from strikers Graeme Sharp and Gray saw Everton leading on aggregate going into the final 10 minutes. Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Verb
Start with contract logistics making such deals nearly impossible — the Cavs as a second-apron team cannot aggregate salaries — and add to it my skepticism that Milwaukee Bucks owner Jimmy Haslam would be eager to help another Cleveland team besides the Browns win a championship. Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 May 2025 The shopping function can aggregate customer reviews and sentiment from social media sites like Reddit; can provide comparative analysis on price or features and can share direct links to help users make a purchase. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Third, state or federal governments and insurance companies can agree to make public the aggregate loss information at the county level or other scale that doesn’t jeopardize the privacy of their policyholders. William Baule, The Conversation, 4 June 2025 The aggregate value of those accounts is roughly $450,000, per the Wu campaign. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for aggregate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
  • His name was mentioned in flight logs released earlier this year by Attorney General Pam Bondi a total of seven times.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • The April count was revised lower by 30,000, while March's total came down by 65,000 to 120,000.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Each of the contest participants — who numbered in the thousands, according to the commission — submitted art or writing in the spring.
    Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
  • The manufacturer numbers for this recall are PD152 and PMA48. Jonathan Limehouse covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • This collective expertise has allowed BoardWise to recognize that several forces are reshaping the global board governance today.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • The former Florida State teammates were drafted in the first and second rounds, respectively, and lived up to their billing as individuals and as a collective force.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Of that sum, vinyl purchases comprise 4,000 – a personal best sales week for Jonas as a soloist on vinyl.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 5 June 2025
  • The sum was, at the time, a record for a rights issue by a European company and followed the U.K. bank's calamitous acquisition, the previous autumn, of the Dutch lender ABN AMRO.
    Ian King, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • More balance is a must after averaging 7.4 points in 2024-25.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
  • The Padres are averaging 2.9 runs over their past 17 games, second fewest in MLB (ahead of only the Giants’ 2.41).
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • In Game 6, the Knicks made far too many errors that, in totality, amounted to an avalanche of Pacers points.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • In totality, the Paul–Chavez Jr. card, which is also strengthened by Zurdo Ramirez’s unified title defense against Dorticós, makes this a strong summer boxing event.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025

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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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