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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
But aggregates are often optical illusions.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Institutions receive scores on each pillar, which are then aggregated into a final score used to produce the ranking.
—Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
In aggregate, the White House approach on Monday revealed the political reality.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The system focuses on recycled mineral aggregates.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
But aggregates are often optical illusions.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the only team that's currently above the second apron—and are therefore the only team that can't aggregate contracts in a trade—but a handful of other teams are hard-capped and are close to those respective aprons.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Institutions receive scores on each pillar, which are then aggregated into a final score used to produce the ranking.
—Time Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
What feels like a feature-length version of his TV episodic, which uses an associative editing style to ask big and small questions about New York City life, centers on the filmmaker’s own quest to make a documentary about the cement-and-sad aggregate material.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
In aggregate, the White House approach on Monday revealed the political reality.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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The totals announced on Tuesday included viewership from the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital and NFL+.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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While authorities said 11 of the 12 victims were killed in avalanches triggered by exceptionally unstable conditions on ungroomed backcountry slopes, The Associated Press reported a total of 13 deaths.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Jesse Minter’s days as the Chargers’ defensive coordinator were numbered.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Lamont now wants to reduce the new tax hike from $375 million to $100 million while preserving the plan passed last year to boost payments to hospitals by $140 million annually, netting the hospitals a collective $40 million a year.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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The number is calculated by a formula laid out in the most recent collective-bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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In December and January, the credit union's fraud team spotted unusual wire transfers of large sums of money into Jaimi's account, which was used to buy cryptocurrency for the fraudster.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Major banks have profit margins that exceed 30%, a level that is modest only compared with Visa and Mastercard, which average a margin of 45%.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Wallets average between $140 to $200 retail.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The moon will set during totality in the Eastern time zone.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Still, none of this captures the totality of Malinin’s performances.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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