1
as in libraries
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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as in accumulations
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 clusters
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 collections
This forward-thinking cultural calendar alignment demonstrates how successful brands anticipate and build collections around significant cultural milestones, providing retail marketers with frameworks for long-term trend forecasting and seasonal planning strategies.
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Kaleigh Moore, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Under the joint venture with Shein, dedicated Pimkie collections will be developed for sale via Shein’s platform.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Finally give your favorite serveware and dishware collections a proper home with a dining room sideboard.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
Boise trustees have the unusual power to increase or decrease property tax collections.
—Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
Bird’s next album will follow 2023’s Outside Problems and his two 2024 covers collections, Sunday Morning Put-On and Cunningham Bird.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
Related Articles The store is divided into two separate sections, with the front of the shop stocking ready-to-wear collections and the backspace being used for hosting bespoke appointments in a chocolate brown lounge.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Pests can sometimes invade houseplant collections and cause issues, like yellow stippling on plant leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
Originating in Manhattan’s garment district, the brand combines a legacy of refined quality with modern technology to produce exclusive, handcrafted collections.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Kaleigh Moore, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Under the joint venture with Shein, dedicated Pimkie collections will be developed for sale via Shein’s platform.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Finally give your favorite serveware and dishware collections a proper home with a dining room sideboard.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
Boise trustees have the unusual power to increase or decrease property tax collections.
—Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
Bird’s next album will follow 2023’s Outside Problems and his two 2024 covers collections, Sunday Morning Put-On and Cunningham Bird.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
Related Articles The store is divided into two separate sections, with the front of the shop stocking ready-to-wear collections and the backspace being used for hosting bespoke appointments in a chocolate brown lounge.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Pests can sometimes invade houseplant collections and cause issues, like yellow stippling on plant leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
Originating in Manhattan’s garment district, the brand combines a legacy of refined quality with modern technology to produce exclusive, handcrafted collections.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collections
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Books about books, or bookstores, or people who work in bookstores, or in publishing, or in libraries, or anything book-adjacent, are not in short supply, perhaps for the obvious reason that writers are by definition people who are drawn to, and often write about, books.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Back in Budapest, Toth was an accomplished architect, designing synagogues, community buildings and libraries to much acclaim.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even in areas accustomed to heavier snowfalls, accumulations in this range can result in delays, collisions and road closures if not treated promptly.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The track becomes Cardi’s eighth leader, which is one of the most impressive accumulations of champions of all time on Billboard’s ranking of the most successful songs at rap radio stations across the United States.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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In addition to optimizing queries, Espresso routes queries between different compute clusters to maximize efficiency.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yet, those clusters of information have more often led to more good decisions than bad, a lot of which is credited to the instincts of Begiristain.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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Using an ice chamber, the team froze mixtures of water, carbon dioxide, methane and ammonia to a bone-chilling –420 degrees Fahrenheit (-253 degrees Celsius), mimicking frigid conditions near the moon's surface.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even beverages such as coffee, Coke, and their mixtures could be classified with strong performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Aug. 2025
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And Mendoza, who up until then had only brought over a few smaller batches of workers for other farmers, got to work on sourcing 300 of them for King.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the interim, Amazon's first Kuiper batches reached low orbit courtesy of the services of other commercial providers, such as United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket and — perhaps ironically, given Musk and Bezos' previous satellite feud — Space X's Falcon 9.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Our role as a retailer is to translate these shifts into experiences and assortments that resonate with how our customers live, work and express themselves.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fiddelke faces significant challenges—revamping product assortments, enhancing stores, and upgrading technology to compete against Amazon, Walmart, and Costco.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Use jig and pigs 18 to 25 feet deep along brush piles or main lake points with a gradual slope.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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One makes big plays at big moments, the other piles up a steady stream of little plays that lead to those big plays.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Collections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collections. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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