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
Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
The pro rata share is part of an aggregate distribution of about $150 million.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Airlines acknowledge using some of our personal data in setting prices even now but say that such information is used only in the aggregate, not to tailor fares to individual travelers.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
John Liu, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, aggregating the GPU ecosystem into one platform could more significantly highlight the price disparity between the options and drive customers towards the cheaper neoclouds.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Meanwhile, the aggregate throughput of a typical quad-band Wi-Fi 7 router or mesh system is 33Gbps.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
The pro rata share is part of an aggregate distribution of about $150 million.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Our collective impression of the Schwooper clan is made gradually and in the aggregate.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Airlines acknowledge using some of our personal data in setting prices even now but say that such information is used only in the aggregate, not to tailor fares to individual travelers.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Last year, India imported $53 billion worth of petroleum and crude oils from Russia, according to data aggregated by the United Nations.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, aggregating the GPU ecosystem into one platform could more significantly highlight the price disparity between the options and drive customers towards the cheaper neoclouds.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
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Nate Bargatze’s running total for the Boys & Girls Clubs started at $100,000 and sank embarrassingly into negative territory as winners ran long.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in total, 475 people, mostly Korean nationals, were arrested, suspected of living and working in the US illegally.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The island is home to the Shompen, an indigenous people numbering between 200 and 400, who shun contact with outsiders and are among the last hunters, gatherers, and cultivators.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first wave will number five thousand kits, shipped free to applicants in high-need zip codes.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hanna When Kirsten Becken first reached out to me about joining the Femxphotographers collective, I was both flattered and intrigued.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Joining the collection soon will be new site-specific works created by the artist collective RojoNegro (composed of Noé Martínez and María Sosa), sculptor Max Hooper Schneider and poet, artist and chef Precious Okoyomon.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And if a player is Premier League-proven, there is also less hesitation to pay big sums of money to other domestic clubs.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Love Is Everything, Latest Greatest Straitest Hits, and One Step at a Time kept him from increasing his sum of leaders from five to eight by just one space.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Ragin’ Cajuns average 233 yards per game on the ground, third in their conference.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Mediterranean diet also encourages eating a moderate amount of animal protein; a serving of chicken, beef, pork or fish should average around four ounces, Goldstein says.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Consistent with the totality of circumstances approach, the memorandum states that USCIS will look for evidence of genuine rehabilitation for individuals who have transgressions.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the moon slipped into the deepest part of our planet's shadow — a period known as totality — a phenomenon known as Rayleigh scattering saw the moon adopt a bloody red hue, as sunlight scattered by Earth's atmosphere was bent onto the lunar surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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