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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Not only are both movies about the pleasures and pitfalls of collaborative art-making; both also emerged from the labyrinth of Linklater’s own long-term creative relationships.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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The bangs were a collaborative event between the filmmakers, Moore, Giannetos, and Demna, Gucci's creative director.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The group recently opened Parks Place to continue the healing journey with up to four program graduates at a time.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After their summer break, William and Kate made a joint appearance at the Natural History Museum.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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While the app is available and encouraged year-round, the week was a spotlight on the importance of joint effort when conserving the environment, Zirk said.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 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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Currier and Kremer, both in their late 30s, are longtime friends who bonded over their mutual passions for open-water swimming, Jewish rituals and political organizing.—
Rhaina Cohen,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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Medical mutual aid has arrived from as far as Oxford, Michigan, located approximately 20 miles southeast of Grand Blanc.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.
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