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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
Saige Miller, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Nine different players collected a knock and four different players hit home runs.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Interest in USOs is growing as databases like Enigma collect and visualize reports, prompting scientists and defense experts to take a closer look.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The massive tranche of documents — including emails, photos and other documents — are materials collected during the Justice Department's investigation into Epstein and Maxwell.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Nine different players collected a knock and four different players hit home runs.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
Multiple programs and projects face the axe, including the Mars Sample Return Mission, which is currently underway, with the Perseverance rover caching rock and soil samples that a later spacecraft would fly to Mars and collect.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Interest in USOs is growing as databases like Enigma collect and visualize reports, prompting scientists and defense experts to take a closer look.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collect
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Honorable mentions New to the regular concession offerings, the Baja-style fruit cups are a light and refreshing snack containing slices of watermelon, mango, jicama and cucumber and they are garnished with chamoy, lime juice and Tajin.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Water and moisture resistance Wood and water don’t mix well, and any type of flooring that contains wood will be prone to warping, rot and permanent water damage.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Over 12 years of eligibility, this could accumulate to more than €1,440 ($1,700) per child, not counting the potential investment gains from compounding interest over the decade.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Currently, the odds favor areas north of the Massachusetts Turnpike for accumulating snow with mainly rain or a rain/snow mix south of the Pike.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Scott compiled a 46–120 overall record and 15–84 mark in conference play before his suspension.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Tesla sold 192,440 Model 3 units and 357,528 Model Y units in 2025, according to sales data compiled by Cox Automotive.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department told CNN the backpack is only sold at Walmart, and investigators are working with the retailer to gather more information.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Palladium provides more generous guest access for airport lounges (up to two complimentary guests without having to meet a high spending threshold).—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Gilbert says that recently, someone told her about traveling alone in Asia and meeting another woman, in Thailand, who was also traveling on her own.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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But, after Hume, liberals came increasingly to find even the barest invocation of metaphysical principles to be an embarrassment.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Their removal to El Salvador came even as Boasberg, in a ruling at the time, blocked the deportations and ordered any flights carrying migrants subject to the presidential invocation to return to the United States.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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Two years before Tony Clark’s sudden resignation made Bruce Meyer the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Meyer composed a letter to quiet the union members calling for his ouster.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In addition to Chervinsky, the organization’s founding team is composed of policy counsel Brad Bourque, formerly an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, and policy director Salah Ghazzal, previously policy lead at Variant.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the duo assembled a team of 10 or so employees — a group of largely 20- and 30-somethings who are encouraged to challenge their boomer bosses — and got busy building a slate of high-profile projects that don’t all star Bateman.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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The alliance is currently in the process of assembling its slate in collaboration with filmmakers, writers and visual-tech artists and engineers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Collect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collect. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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