1
as in containing
to gain emotional or mental control of
applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed
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2
as in accumulating
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
dust has been collecting under my bed for years
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as in compiling
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 assembling
to bring together in one body or place
she collects antique silverware
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as in gathering
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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Recent Examples of collecting
At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home.
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Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The government argued both that Chatrie had tacitly agreed to Google collecting the information and that Chatrie had no reasonable expectation of privacy in third-party Google’s records.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Investigators spent several hours collecting evidence at the scene, and a tent was erected around the SUV, according to WSVN-TV.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The agency is collecting data for a potential launch of the Balance program in the future.
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Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Chernyshov played in 12 of the Sharks’ final 14 games, collecting eight points.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Hernandez raised more than $4,000 with a GoFundMe page collecting donations to address Chase’s illness.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Just ask older women collecting Social Security.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde traveled to Boston to watch their eldest daughter's graduation ceremonies, including collecting her diploma.
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Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The government argued both that Chatrie had tacitly agreed to Google collecting the information and that Chatrie had no reasonable expectation of privacy in third-party Google’s records.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Investigators spent several hours collecting evidence at the scene, and a tent was erected around the SUV, according to WSVN-TV.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The agency is collecting data for a potential launch of the Balance program in the future.
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Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Chernyshov played in 12 of the Sharks’ final 14 games, collecting eight points.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Hernandez raised more than $4,000 with a GoFundMe page collecting donations to address Chase’s illness.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Just ask older women collecting Social Security.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde traveled to Boston to watch their eldest daughter's graduation ceremonies, including collecting her diploma.
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Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collecting
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Financial regulation is struggling to keep pace with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, according to European policymakers, who are grappling with how to support adoption while containing risks to market integrity and stability.
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In 2022, a large cluster of cases in Florida was attributed to a Caesar salad kit containing bagged romaine lettuce.
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More women are inheriting wealth, accumulating it earlier and making investment decisions independently.
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And while the images of crowded fountains and shuttered schools dominate the headlines, the economic damage is already accumulating in ways most employers and policymakers have barely begun to reckon with.
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Although people move through public spaces every day, compiling a comprehensive digital record of those movements reveals far more than any officer on a street corner ever could.
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For more than 25 years, Morrison has painstakingly researched the Bethlehem Steel club, compiling thousands of articles on his website about a team history had largely forgotten and where two of his great-uncles played.
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Erika Bahr, founder and CEO of Daxe, had spent over a year assembling this coalition, intentionally collapsing the walls between every stakeholder in women’s economic participation into a single room.
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This unique telescope is using the world’s largest digital camera to scan the entire southern sky every few nights, assembling what will become the most lavishly detailed time-lapse of the cosmos humanity has ever envisioned.
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Immigrant communities from soccer-playing nations are gathering for watch parties to support their teams.
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Avoid Steering Customers Toward ‘Yes’ A common mistake is to ask steering questions when gathering customer feedback.
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The production was built entirely with AI tools, with Madhvani writing the multilingual lyrics alongside co-creators and composing the music through Suno, a leading AI music generation platform.
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Legend has it that when an unsuspecting new man on the paper’s composing desk left out the agate type one day there were lots of problems for bettors and bookies across the city.
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Since SpaceX, which Musk founded, began amassing the orbital satellite constellation in 2019, Starlink has become known for providing service to areas around the world where internet access is often elusive.
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Despite global tech fragmentation and rivalries, major powers are surprisingly converging on addressing AI's most catastrophic risks.
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Zeller said the idea grew out of several converging trends, from the enduring popularity of baking shows to the explosion of baking videos on TikTok and the broader family appeal of food as entertainment.
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“Collecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collecting. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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