1
as in library
an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
his stamp collection has become quite valuable
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2
as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a collection of lint underneath the dryer
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3
as in batch
a number of things considered as a unit
the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores
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Recent Examples of collection
Communities like Glencoe, Evanston and Northbrook have arrangements that offer curbside collection services for residents.
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Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
The collection features camp shirts, baggy shirts, crew neck and collared sweaters, a boxy cropped zip jacket and collared long sleeve, trousers, and assortment of basic tees and tanks.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
Pieces from her collection, including artist Karin Miller’s Angie in Yellow, adorn the mustard walls.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 22 June 2025
The collection initially arrived with 44,300 equivalent units.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
The collection features camp shirts, baggy shirts, crew neck and collared sweaters, a boxy cropped zip jacket and collared long sleeve, trousers, and assortment of basic tees and tanks.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
Pieces from her collection, including artist Karin Miller’s Angie in Yellow, adorn the mustard walls.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 22 June 2025
The collection initially arrived with 44,300 equivalent units.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collection
Noun
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The portion of Prager’s uniform will be shown among the other displays in the RUTH exhibit, which opened at the library in January and features keepsakes and stories from San Diego County survivors of the Nazi extermination campaign against European Jews during World War II.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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There are also formal living and dining rooms, a bar area, a library flanked by offices, and a posh primary suite flaunting a private patio, sitting room, and deluxe bath with a sauna, steam room, and huge freestanding tub.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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The annual Ten Thousand Commandments report has, since 1993, tracked the inexorable accumulation of federal regulation.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The United States would be, to put it mildly, naïve to believe that the accumulation of intelligence and modern warfare knowledge by North Korea, China and Iran presents no threat to the United States.—
Laura Thornton,
Twin Cities,
27 June 2025
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Italy has reportedly deported a first batch of people from its offshore migration detention facility in Albania, with five Egyptian nationals apparently having been taken to Cairo on a chartered flight costing €113,850 ($132,133 at time of writing).—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Amazon's competitor will launch the next batch of Kuiper satellites on a Falcon 9 as soon as next month.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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There’s no outpouring of new research, no bigger-than-ever assemblage of buried or forgotten work.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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The Biennial also features a presentation of paintings from the Gardena High School Art Collection, an assemblage of California Impressionism that began in 1919, and a program curated by present-day teenagers of works drawn from the Orange County Museum of Art collection. Saturday through Jan. 4.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Once the mixture is combined, add peanut butter and continue to mix until combined.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Brush butter mixture over tops of rolls and sprinkle with parsley.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Her corner storefront, lit like the interior of an E-class Mercedes, intrigues with its vaguely futuristic display cases and its tight cluster of Stockmans displaying her hero product: Janker jackets fronted with those conversation-starting fasteners.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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The assortment was developed in tandem with the Nordstrom team with Shanker carefully considering which of her brands made sense to showcase in a new larger setting.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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The challenge right now is to synchronize and systematize data collection and reporting such that meeting the current assortment of local, national and international requirements does not create an undue strain on the core business or leave that business open to risk of non-compliance.—
Mary Foley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Collection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collection. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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