as in collaborative
used or done by a number of people as a group
the cleanup of the neighborhood park was a collective effort for which many people should be thanked
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Recent Examples of collective
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
The essay dives into the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act (SBA), which allows the NFL (and other leagues) to sell their media rights as a collective.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Each image will be paired with a personal narrative to create a collective archive.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Ultimately, the collective arrived at the idea of a mood ring gradient.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
The essay dives into the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act (SBA), which allows the NFL (and other leagues) to sell their media rights as a collective.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
The idea was to basically create this sense of urgency and to almost link it to our collective heartbeat and excitement to try to eradicate the remaining 13 cases as quickly as possible.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Each image will be paired with a personal narrative to create a collective archive.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collective
Adjective
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According to the rules laid down by Nobel in his 1895 will, the prizes can only honor up to three people per award — a growing challenge given the collaborative nature of much scientific research.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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In this conversation, Purvis and Wade pull back the curtain on their collaborative process.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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France looked decent but exited, somewhat unfortunately, in the first group stage.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The group will do it again Sunday night at the Fox Theatre.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sesame oil is high in antioxidants that may help decrease the risk of cancer and heart disease, along with reducing joint pain related to arthritis.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In November, researchers will head to the remote island of Nikumaroro, which is halfway between Australia and Hawaii, according to a joint press release from the two agencies.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But Chaplin allowed a combined eight pressures in the Tigers’ first two SEC games (against Oklahoma and Texas A&M), per TruMedia.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The new institution’s combined holdings of contemporary and modern art, drawn from the former OCMA and Langson IMCA, number roughly 9,000 works.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Downstairs, a library, a dining room, and a billiard room (which also serves as a sprawling lounge, eating area, and performance space for the local DJ who comes on Saturdays) offer several options for communal living.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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The historic solo card game, which Papaya rendered a communal and competitive experience through online and live tournaments, will finally have its world champion as 400 finalists gather in Miami to compete for the crown.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Through mutual support agreements with partner agencies, the antenna can also assist NASA, Japan’s JAXA, India’s ISRO, and even commercial space missions, enhancing scientific output and operational efficiency across the board.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the alchemy that makes Romancelandia work (and makes its authors a real living) may prove to be unrepeatable outside this particular community, whose members gather for reasons far beyond mutual commercial support.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Now settling into married life, the couple is looking ahead to more shared moments.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Following the news that Goodall, known for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research, died Wednesday at age 91, DiCaprio took to his social media to pay tribute to the conservationist and shared photos of them.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Collective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collective. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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