as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops
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Recent Examples of agglomeration
That’s what’s in the news now, that very thing: the scraping of information without consent or compensation to create an agglomeration that machines plug into.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
If the Kremlin’s forces can seize the important high ground in the area, an agglomeration of the largest cities in the Donbas region still under Ukrainian control would be threatened.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Aguilar, who operates Border Town with his partner Amanda Rosa, grew up between the U.S. and Mexico, in the transborder agglomeration Calexico-Mexicali.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
About halfway through a six-week assembly process of mind-bending complexity, the equipment making up the tip of the iceberg is a house-size agglomeration of shiny metal tubes, opaque chambers, and wiring.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2018
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
If the Kremlin’s forces can seize the important high ground in the area, an agglomeration of the largest cities in the Donbas region still under Ukrainian control would be threatened.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Aguilar, who operates Border Town with his partner Amanda Rosa, grew up between the U.S. and Mexico, in the transborder agglomeration Calexico-Mexicali.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
About halfway through a six-week assembly process of mind-bending complexity, the equipment making up the tip of the iceberg is a house-size agglomeration of shiny metal tubes, opaque chambers, and wiring.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agglomeration
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Washington had Alex Smith at the end of his career before going through an assortment of mediocre starters in Taylor Heinicke, Carson Wentz and Sam Howell.DJ Siddiqi, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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In recent weeks, both CTU and the current board of six Johnson appointees have pressured Martinez to resolve the contract — a demand that’s prompted pushback among an assortment of stakeholders.Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
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Over the years, Amazon’s transformation has redefined how people shop by offering convenience, variety, and competitive pricing.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of flight deals to Mexico, from Cancun to Puerto Vallarta.Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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Their approach to that piece of music was almost like an overture medley for a classic Hollywood musical, where all the motifs and elements of the score throughout are put into a blender.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
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More than 25 Motown gems and other songs will be performed via a tuneful array of solos, duets and group medleys.Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
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Data from 2024 shows document and collage posts outperform other LinkedIn post types in terms of engagement rate.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Lawrence later added a collage of the couple's most recent three Christmas celebrations in the same location to his Instagram Stories.Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Agglomeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agglomeration. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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