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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
dust has been collecting under my bed for years
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as in to compile
to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list
collected the author's early short stories, which were originally published in several obscure sci-fi magazines
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as in to gather
to bring together in one body or place
she collects antique silverware
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as in to meet
to come together into one body or place
a crowd collected at the beach as the sun slowly set over the horizon
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as in invocation
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Recent Examples of collect
Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The larvae that Bruning and Idalski collect are then sent for genetic sequencing.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Since the initiative began, approximately $200 million has been collected.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Scientists monitoring a river collect data and then have a choice about whether to act on their findings.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The larvae that Bruning and Idalski collect are then sent for genetic sequencing.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
With almost all votes counted, D66 can no longer be overtaken by the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) led by Geert Wilders, according to the news agency, which collects the results from all municipalities in the Netherlands.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Since the initiative began, approximately $200 million has been collected.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collect
Verb
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Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Along with the remains, deputies found a backpack with clothes inside, a water bottle and a diary that didn’t contain any writing that helped in identifying the woman, according to a news release by the DNA Doe Project.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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At a higher level, the data accumulated by eBird has been used by researchers to better understand bird distribution, gain deeper understanding of migration patterns, model population trends and predict bird populations over time.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Through eight games, he's accumulated 1,795 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns and six interceptions, along with 199 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Entertainment Weekly has compiled a calendar highlighting key 2025-2026 awards season dates, from the Oscars to the Golden Globes to the awards-positioning Sundance Film Festival, whose lineup typically signals which potential Academy Awards players might bubble up down the line.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The WARNTracker also compiles historical data and keeps up to date on recent notices.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Instead of gathering experts who advocate for their functional perspective and then compromise, AI enables teams where each member can think holistically across functions.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Grande walks the fan away from the group as staff members gather around the two to assist.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Food banks, pantries brace for impact Charitable organizations and the federal food benefits program are part of the safety net working to catch vulnerable families struggling to make ends meet and living paycheck to paycheck.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Trump travels to Tokyo on Monday to meet new Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, and sorting out this confusion will no doubt be at the top of her agenda.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Wahhaj has appeared with several prior mayors and was the first Muslim to give the invocation in the House of Representatives.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Zed’s invocation is expected to be followed later the same evening by a similar prayer before the City Council in neighboring Star.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to the Greek historian Herodotus, who composed his glorious amalgamation of legend and fact in the fourth-century BC, Helen never even reached Troy because Paris’s ship was blown off course.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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From the mood boards, Nguyen and Gottlieb create renderings for costumes composed of three looks for Roan to peel off, one one after the other, during a performance.—
Katie Weisman,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ninety-eight of those flights have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, by far the largest satellite network ever assembled.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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All the parts were there, just waiting to be assembled.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Collect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collect. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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