as in broadly
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
collectively, the firm's partners have 107 years of experience
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Recent Examples of collectively
The other is crowded with a cast of despicable villains who collectively comprise the deadest, whitest males in American history.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The team collectively felt that there had not been enough execution on that side of the ball.
—Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The broad-daylight theft resulted in the loss of eight separate pieces of jewelry, collectively valued at $102 million, and of immeasurable historic importance to France.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
Antitrust law applies, because the rules are not collectively bargained with a union, and the NCAA—including its member institutions—enjoys monopoly control over the labor market.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Honk has made more calls on this than Maxwell Smart collectively did on his shoe phone, albeit with a standard cellphone, to cities, state and federal agencies and Southern California Edison.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
People around the world collectively spend billions of dollars each year on products and services designed to extend their lives.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Even after 30 years, during which The Golden Compass became a trilogy, His Dark Materials, which begat a second trilogy, The Book of Dust—collectively selling something like 50 million copies—Pullman’s books retain an idiosyncratic spikiness.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The landmark document, made known by Pope Paul VI in 1965, denounced antisemitism and combatted the narrative that Jews should be collectively blamed for Jesus’ crucifixion.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The team collectively felt that there had not been enough execution on that side of the ball.
—Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The broad-daylight theft resulted in the loss of eight separate pieces of jewelry, collectively valued at $102 million, and of immeasurable historic importance to France.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
Antitrust law applies, because the rules are not collectively bargained with a union, and the NCAA—including its member institutions—enjoys monopoly control over the labor market.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Honk has made more calls on this than Maxwell Smart collectively did on his shoe phone, albeit with a standard cellphone, to cities, state and federal agencies and Southern California Edison.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
People around the world collectively spend billions of dollars each year on products and services designed to extend their lives.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Even after 30 years, during which The Golden Compass became a trilogy, His Dark Materials, which begat a second trilogy, The Book of Dust—collectively selling something like 50 million copies—Pullman’s books retain an idiosyncratic spikiness.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
The landmark document, made known by Pope Paul VI in 1965, denounced antisemitism and combatted the narrative that Jews should be collectively blamed for Jesus’ crucifixion.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collectively
Adverb
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More broadly, the NBA has expressed concern about prop bets, while other sports leagues have worried about the potential for manipulation.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Indian only achieved its first profitable fiscal year under Polaris in 2023, though sales slumped in 2024, broadly reflecting industry-wide trends.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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As part of its tax-exempt status, the foundation is prohibited from endorsing political candidates and, generally, must be nonpartisan in its activities.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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This cultural diversity, coupled with the fact that the continent is generally well connected and easy to travel around, is why a European trip is usually high on most people’s bucket lists.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale has, overall, served the club well as a temporary home in its first six seasons in MLS, but there were a couple of thousand empty seats in the 21,550-capacity venue for a playoff game featuring one of the game’s greats.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Johnson, the independent analyst, said seniors may benefit far less from the inflation adjustment in 2026 than in previous years, thanks to rising medical costs overall.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Please join us for one final holiday season together in #TheKitchen.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Beyond Film The Park City Legacy program will include inspiring talks as part of the Beyond Film series bringing alumni artists together for discourse around the notion of legacy, storytelling, and more.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Pulling this off while also building a culture that manages change effectively and shares the benefits of agentic AI inclusively is the key here.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Collectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collectively. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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