as in collaborative
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
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Maverick City Music, an award-winning worship collective, is mired in chaos amid the exodus of two high-profile members and a lawsuit claiming the CEO engaged in fraud and exploitation.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
In Aquarius, the planet of power and transformation continues to stir the collective currents of rebellion, reinvention and truth-telling.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
This team as a collective seemed proud of their season, triumphant in raising the bar for an organization that not long ago endured a decade-long playoff drought.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Maverick City Music, an award-winning worship collective, is mired in chaos amid the exodus of two high-profile members and a lawsuit claiming the CEO engaged in fraud and exploitation.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
Her effort to repay city property owners after a 2020 news report found they were overtaxed by a collective $600 million also has involved some political jockeying.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
In Aquarius, the planet of power and transformation continues to stir the collective currents of rebellion, reinvention and truth-telling.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collective
Adjective
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Engaging in cross-sector dialogue and participating in industry groups can further enhance awareness of sector-specific risks and foster a more informed, collaborative approach to business planning.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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In our studies, people who engaged in collaborative riffing with new acquaintances felt significantly closer and more connected.—
Maya Rossignac-Milon
Erica Boothby,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The group's annual Halloween consumer survey for 2025 indicates 79% of consumers expect higher prices directly related to tariffs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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The group did not share his cause of death.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Barnes encouraged families to approach reading as a joint activity.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Wehling believed inflammation is at the root of joint pain and that human blood contained a remedy.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At least the combined defense would have former DPOY James Harrison, CB Mike Hilton and pass rusher Kimo von Oelhoffen.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Long-range capability These enhanced capabilities are critical to the successful execution of fires in support of combined Joint All-Domain Operations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lynch is quick to point out that running, despite its reputation as an individual sport, is deeply communal.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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There’s also a courtyard, communal kitchen, and living area where guests often meet and mingle.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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It’s aimed at weakening our collective, across-the-board sense of boundaries, the mutual adherence to limits that sports are supposed to teach.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Despite the glamorous nature of their lives under the spotlight, Hadid and Cooper met under pleasantly ordinary circumstances — at a backyard birthday party for a mutual friend’s child.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Real progress also entails shared commitment across the supply chain—not only from the state, but from the global buyers that profit from Cambodian manufacturing.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to manage a shared space.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Collective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collective. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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