1
as in library
an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
his stamp collection has become quite valuable
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2
as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a collection of lint underneath the dryer
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as in batch
a number of things considered as a unit
the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores
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Recent Examples of collection
Aside from being a tasty twist on Valentine’s Day gifts, this cheesy collection is a delicious Wisconsin marketing tool.
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Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
An elegant guide to romance, embellished with jewelry from the new Pandora and Bridgerton collection.
—InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
This gown previously belonged to Felipe’s mother, Queen Sofía, who last wore the look in 1977, the year of the collection, at Gymnich Castle on a state trip to Germany with her husband, King Juan Carlos.
—César Andrés Baciero, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
General manager South Europe Silvia Capozza emphasized that the collection maintains Ecco’s signature quality, and the collaboration was a joint effort between the in-house team and the guest designer.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
An elegant guide to romance, embellished with jewelry from the new Pandora and Bridgerton collection.
—InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
This gown previously belonged to Felipe’s mother, Queen Sofía, who last wore the look in 1977, the year of the collection, at Gymnich Castle on a state trip to Germany with her husband, King Juan Carlos.
—César Andrés Baciero, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
General manager South Europe Silvia Capozza emphasized that the collection maintains Ecco’s signature quality, and the collaboration was a joint effort between the in-house team and the guest designer.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collection
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Nor did their eyes shed tears over the burning library that raiders furnished with the ashes of seven thousand books, which the novelist Mamdouh Azzam had collected over fifty years inside his house in Suwayda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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This crisis of memory has only grown more acute in Florida, where recent efforts to regulate how history is taught have expanded into libraries, classrooms, and museums.—
Alexandra Martinez,
Artforum,
15 Jan. 2026
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That front could spark a few brief rain or snow showers Sunday afternoon or early evening, mainly north and west of Philadelphia, with little to no accumulation expected.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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That would encourage new peat accumulation and carbon sequestration.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The streaming music giant unveils its global list of Artists to Watch 2026, a batch of must-hear, do-see acts across Afrobeats, country, hip-hop, Latin and more.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
14 Jan. 2026
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Make a double batch to pack as gifts, or set a bowl on the coffee table as a way-fun alternative to Chex Mix.—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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The hominin bones and animal remains make up an assemblage of fossils that appear to come from the den of a carnivore, perhaps a hyena.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 1921, while developing photographs for the visionary French fashion designer Paul Poiret, Man Ray accidentally made a photogram, in which objects are placed directly on photosensitive paper that is then exposed to light, creating a negative impression of the assemblage on the substrate.—
Ara H. Merjian,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Saturday’s massive protest in the Twin Cities took many shapes throughout the day, starting at Powderhorn Park, a historic spot for demonstrations, known as the prime gathering place for the 2020 George Floyd protests.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Each movement that takes you deeper into your misfit passion serves two purposes—information gathering and confidence building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Analysts found that the cluster outperformed Nvidia’s leading system at the time on some metrics.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Looking forward, Zoomlion plans to advance robot clusters that can self-perceive, adapt, and make decisions within smart factory environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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The new discovery adds to the growing assortment of bioelectrical phenomena that scientists have discovered playing out beyond the nervous system, from bacteria swapping signals within a biofilm to cells following electric fields during embryonic development.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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More than 90% of its assortment and about the same of its total sales come from private-label items, a sharp difference from other grocers and big-box retailers that typically lean on national brands and household names like Heinz ketchup or General Mills' Cheerios.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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The relatives ate with a mixture of businesslike efficiency and gleeful abandon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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Zesty orange biscuits lay atop a bubbling mixture of tart plums, brown sugar, and five-spice in this oh-so-heavenly cobbler.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Collection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collection. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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