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
Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The collective will also serve as an educational tool and platform to expand its university engagements.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 July 2025
What emerged was a collective sense of vulnerability, shared by those just starting out and those at the top.
—Bryanna Symone, Essence, 10 July 2025
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Adjective
At the advent of NIL, when third-party collectives were first coming to the forefront, multiple officials within the department told me that Folt had no interest in wading into the gray area of boosters directly paying football players.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The collective will also serve as an educational tool and platform to expand its university engagements.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
Noun
These transfers got The Athletic’s collective brain thinking about whether moving to a bitter rival of your current club is really a good idea.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 July 2025
What emerged was a collective sense of vulnerability, shared by those just starting out and those at the top.
—Bryanna Symone, Essence, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collective
Noun
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The Zero Emission Transportation Association was among the lobbying groups that bashed the legislation last week.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Officially announced on Wednesday (July 9), Santos Bravos is both the name of the new project and the final group that will emerge from it.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The new joint venture is just the latest move in a catalog acquisition market that had grown increasingly competitive over the past several years.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Studio Azuki itself represents a joint venture between NFT brand Azuki, Japanese companies Comisma Inc. and Xenotoon Inc.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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In an attempt to reverse the trend, an organization called Come Together—A Community for Wine has begun campaigns to focus on favorable messaging, framing vino as a communal beverage with historical and cultural associations.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
4 July 2025
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Gone are the dark wood communal tables, replaced by higher-end seating arrangements, including upholstered banquettes worthy of a fine-dining establishment.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Include clauses that prohibit reverse engineering, require mutual notice periods and ensure a 6 to 12 month runoff period if the partnership ends—giving teams time to pivot without disruption. 3.—
Bihag Karnani,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Coupled with the Two of Wands, this inspiring collaboration will bring mutual growth to you and the other person or party involved.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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There are also other volunteers and shared tools for use in El Barrio, held in the Harlem Artspace building once a month.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The exquisite-corpse narrative ensuing leans hard on the charity of households that encompass a group party pad, an ex’s shared apartment, a lesbian couple, at least one of Ben’s Grindr hookups, and more.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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“Collective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collective. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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