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as in containing
to gain emotional or mental control of
applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed
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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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