aggregate
adjective
formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined.
aggregates
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pluralof aggregate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof aggregate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
aggregateadjectiveformed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined.
Example Sentences
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Amyloid beta places additional stress on nerve cells, and that stress encourages the formation of more inactive GRK2 and more GRK2 aggregates.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
When the grid operates normally, it aggregates the batteries to feed electricity back to the system during periods of peak demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Limestone serves some of the same end markets as aggregates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Arcosa’s stock jumped 7.9% to $146.57, while its construction-products arm shipped roughly 35 million tons of aggregates last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
If this was not the case, however, we could not see how the DNA molecules packed together to form the crystalline aggregates studied by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
