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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
Crypto tax software aggregate transactional data across all your wallets & exchanges, reconcile activity, and compute gains and losses by applying the right tax rules. Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 Trump's favorability ratings have been inching closer to a net positive since winning the presidential election in November, according to polling aggregate 538. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Bob McKenzie’s final draft list does a great job aggregating scouts’ opinions and often tracks well with when players get chosen; McKenzie had Barlow 12th in his final 2023 rankings. Murat Ates, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 This software provides valuation estimations through aggregating and analyzing current market trends. Chris Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
This kind of coherent and interoperable bloc, with the United States at its core, would generate aggregate advantages that China cannot match alone. Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025 The teams meet again next week in South Florida, where aggregate goals over the two-leg playoff will determine which side will advance to the semifinals. Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aggregate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
  • Half of states in the US are now reporting measles cases, with the national total surpassing 800 cases so far this year, according to a CNN tally.
    Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • New members who join the program in May will be automatically entered to win, and a total of 12 winners will be selected at random, the chain said in a news release.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
  • A number of unique projects, currently numbering 20 to 25 worldwide, are among the first to pilot the WELL for Residential certification.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • One calendar year ago, coming off of that surprisingly competitive 2023-24 season, Briere cautioned against the group taking a collective step forward.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • This is a moment to navigate the tension between personal will and collective belonging.
    Colin Bedell, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This significant dip would shrink the worldwide goods trade by 1.7 percentage points, turning the total sum negative.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
  • And then squared off the trade a week later, bagging a massive sum.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Young has averaged 17 points per game while shooting just 35 percent from the field and 26.5 percent on threes in four games against the Heat this regular season.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • With Domantas Sabonis and DeMar DeRozan finishing the regular season averaging 19.1 and 22.2 points per game, respectively, Sacramento finished inside the Top 10 in scoring, averaging 115.7 points per game.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Bonn Challenge, a global initiative aiming to restore 350 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, has already secured commitments from 61 countries, with total pledging to restore 210 million hectares in totality.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Just say 'totality of the circumstances' and by the time anyone who cares finds out, the application will be granted.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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