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used or done by a number of people as a group
the cleanup of the neighborhood park was a collective effort for which many people should be thanked
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Recent Examples of collective
Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In Miami’s collective memory, the title that autumn has been eclipsed by the next spring’s fire sale.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
That’s why the work of Tabor, a Ukrainian collective of filmmakers, immediately felt essential to us.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Its journey started with the collective voices of the city’s residents, community leaders, business owners and nonprofit partners.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In Miami’s collective memory, the title that autumn has been eclipsed by the next spring’s fire sale.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
And on the docks, Som Sim Zero, a group made up of deaf performers and art collective Ondamarela, regaled the crowd with choral singing, psychedelica, traditional songs and spoken word.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
That’s why the work of Tabor, a Ukrainian collective of filmmakers, immediately felt essential to us.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collective
Noun
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In the footage, the man, identified as Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez, is led by a group of plainclothes men who refused to show ID or a warrant to his attorneys.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the year will have the group — whose other touring members have not yet been revealed — returning to London before wrapping things up in Japan, Australia, Argentina and Chile before winding down with two shows at Estadio MorumBIS in São Paulo, Brazil on Nov. 22 and 23.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In his previous term in office, Trump took the unprecedented step of refusing to join fellow G-7 leaders in the traditional joint communiqué issued at the end of a summit.—
Ngaire Woods,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The battle for the 2027 tournament was even pretty close, with Brazil beating a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands by 119 votes to 78 at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok last year.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This belief, that storytelling is a communal act, inspired me.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The idea was developed based on communal or cooperative communities in Israel and was implemented to help Black sharecroppers in Southwest Georgia who were being forced off their land by white farmers because of their participation in the Civil Rights Movement.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy both joined the navy, aware that fine military records would support their political aspirations; the relationship between the two men, moving from mutual respect to bitter rivalry, is one of the book’s stronger story lines.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The pair were introduced by mutual friends Jensen and Danneel Ackles, that same year and sparks immediately flew.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The parents to son Prince Archie, 5, and 3-year-old daughter Princess Lilibet have started careers in entertainment through their shared brand Archewell.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Richmond is just one of many names that recur across Fey projects, a consistent roster that both guarantees a shared DNA and cultivates experienced talent over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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“Collective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collective. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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