Example Sentences

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"If no oxygen bonds to it, leftover carbon will aggregate on the catalyst's nickel surface, covering its active face. This coking deposition causes deactivation. It is extremely common in thermal catalysis for hydrocarbon conversion."

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

Lipids are hydrophobic substances: in the presence of water, they will aggregate to form globules to minimize exposure to water.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The feed will aggregate content from news publishers and personalize it based on user choices, the software giant said in a blogpost.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2021

The venture is developing a platform that will aggregate anonymized data from tens of millions of patients across 40 states, and make it available to health-care providers, researchers and pharmaceutical companies.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

Aggregate is now most commonly used of numbers and amounts; as, the expenses will aggregate a round million.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin