CONGLOMERATIONS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

conglomerations

noun

plural of conglomeration

as in aggregations

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Noun

These sites often concentrate both wildlife and tourism, bringing together dense aggregations of animals and people in the same space.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Conchs are slow-moving and must find a mate to reproduce, making dense breeding aggregations especially important for their continued survival.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

Definition of aggregations

Noun

Proteins and blood cells Proteins and DNA can gather on plastic surfaces, and lysozyme, a common test protein, also began clumping into aggregates there.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Misfolded tau can also recruit other healthy tau proteins, encouraging them to adopt the same abnormal shape, accumulating as knotted threads known as fibrillar aggregates.

— Mike McRae October 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of aggregates

Noun

The Milky Way runs straight through it, bringing with it three bright open star clusters — M36, M37 and M38.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Inspired by the rounded shapes of water droplets, the 22-piece collection features clusters of natural diamonds in varying sizes, set across sculptural surfaces of 14-karat yellow gold.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of groupings

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The bill had sought to sanction Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers that keeps Russian energy moving.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Last month, citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported that Solidigm was considering an initial public offering and had held pitch meetings with investment banks.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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