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
An error in judgment toward the end of a winnable game that Denver collectively coughed up?
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
The parts were released six months apart, in October 2003 and April 2004, collectively grossing more than $330 million worldwide.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The staffing reductions extend what has turned out to be a difficult two weeks for Bay Area tech workers, who are collectively facing the loss of several hundred jobs in the region as a result of recent layoff disclosures by employers.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Those programs collectively mark a shift from curiosity to capability.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
As alternative data point to a cooling job market, cost cutting, and AI were the leading factors for job cuts and were collectively responsible for roughly 82,000 layoffs in October, according to Challenger.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Argentina’s grid is still dominated by natural gas, but is also high in hydropower, wind, and nuclear, which collectively account for about 42 percent of its generation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
The city, county and state collectively chipped in up to $115 million to try to land the tournament.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Taken collectively, a few things stand out about the selection.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
The parts were released six months apart, in October 2003 and April 2004, collectively grossing more than $330 million worldwide.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The staffing reductions extend what has turned out to be a difficult two weeks for Bay Area tech workers, who are collectively facing the loss of several hundred jobs in the region as a result of recent layoff disclosures by employers.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Those programs collectively mark a shift from curiosity to capability.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
As alternative data point to a cooling job market, cost cutting, and AI were the leading factors for job cuts and were collectively responsible for roughly 82,000 layoffs in October, according to Challenger.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Argentina’s grid is still dominated by natural gas, but is also high in hydropower, wind, and nuclear, which collectively account for about 42 percent of its generation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
The city, county and state collectively chipped in up to $115 million to try to land the tournament.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Taken collectively, a few things stand out about the selection.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collectively
Adverb
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The rise of Amazon and e-commerce more broadly didn’t help.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The phrase ‘regulate…importation’ is surrounded by verbs like ‘nullify, void, prevent, and prohibit,’ so it, too, should be interpreted broadly — to include tariffs.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The incident is generally contained within within a few hours after resources arrive on scene.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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But the dark cloud that’s been hovering over the Flyers’ generally solid first month of the season — the lack of production from Michkov — may have finally started to lift.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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That means, overall, farmers ripped out 7 percent of California vines, leaving around 477,000 acres behind.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Navy is now atop the conference with a 5-1 record and is 7-1 overall before playing at Notre Dame on Saturday night.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Over the sound of jingle bells, JUNGWON, HEESEUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO and NI-KI take turns singing lead while the others blend together in gorgeous harmony.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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Others work together and can even boost each other’s effects.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
11 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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