Definition of aggregatenext
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 filing’s list of its 30 largest creditors includes 14 current and former LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, who were owed more than $45 million in aggregate. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 After Rangers won on penalties following a 3-3 aggregate draw, Mourinho railed angrily against supposedly biased refereeing. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
The initiative tackles one of the industry’s biggest hurdles — scaling lower-impact materials and manufacturing — by aggregating demand instead of relying on isolated, brand-by-brand efforts that have stymied progress. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 According to Metacritic, a website that aggregates reviews of movies and TV shows, 94 percent of the reviews of Severance were positive and none was negative. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
The information accessed included aggregate health statistics and internal file names, according to the spokesperson. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 A lot of them are in aggregate polluting a lot more than just this one person. — Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aggregate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggregate
Noun
  • In total, the UK spent £145 billion on benefits for working-age people and children – including incapacity and disability benefits (£77 billion); housing benefit (£37 billion); and child benefit (£13 billion).
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In total, authorities took six individuals into custody and later released them on bail during the investigation.
    — Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • By the end of the decade, Keen was regarded as the biggest name in Texas music, and his crowds in the Lone Star State frequently numbered in the tens of thousands.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Vee first garnered recognition as a cast member of Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘n Out and The Women of Wild ‘n Out, beginning to accrue a social following now numbering over 6 million.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Would an invasion of Canada trigger Article 5 of the collective defense treaty requiring all members to come to Canada’s rescue?
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Yet the system underneath them would have become increasingly collective.
    — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Tinubu’s then-employers at Mobil Oil told investigators his treasurer role did not involve moving large sums and that the company never authorized him to hold its funds personally.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some economists believe the vast sums of money being borrowed by private AI companies could pile additional pressure on government bond yields.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • By comparison, standard monthly salaries average roughly 15,000 dollars for captains and just 1,500 dollars for ordinary crew members.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Private bookings for the escape rooms average $40 per person.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Gullar had in mind something that would escape the boundary between object and context and manifest its participation in a totality of relationships—or encounters, as Lee would phrase it.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The totality of the thing is exhausting, yet as is common in durational experiences of art, meaning and unexpected contradictions emerged.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Aggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggregate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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