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
Getty Images for The Recording Academy From time to time, BTS fans collectively turn their attention to one tune from the South Korean boy band’s catalog, turning it into a focus track, perhaps for the first time.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The tech sector's eight billion-dollar companies collectively added more than $400 billion in market cap.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The initiative seeks to develop advanced position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems that allow unmanned aircraft to operate and maneuver collectively without relying on the Global Positioning System (GPS), which has become increasingly vulnerable to electronic warfare.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Invite teams to use AI collectively.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The 6-5 Fire combined with the TCU September Lightning Complex Fires, which include the 2-7 Fire burning nearby, and six other fires that have collectively burned a total of 12,473 acres.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Everyone became a first responder, ready to cast the blame anywhere collectively but nowhere interpersonally.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The railroad operates 42 locomotives throughout California, and plans to market the trains to other companies, which collectively run another 260 throughout the state.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Americans were collectively sitting on about $24 billion in outstanding utility debt.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The tech sector's eight billion-dollar companies collectively added more than $400 billion in market cap.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The initiative seeks to develop advanced position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems that allow unmanned aircraft to operate and maneuver collectively without relying on the Global Positioning System (GPS), which has become increasingly vulnerable to electronic warfare.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Invite teams to use AI collectively.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The 6-5 Fire combined with the TCU September Lightning Complex Fires, which include the 2-7 Fire burning nearby, and six other fires that have collectively burned a total of 12,473 acres.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Everyone became a first responder, ready to cast the blame anywhere collectively but nowhere interpersonally.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The railroad operates 42 locomotives throughout California, and plans to market the trains to other companies, which collectively run another 260 throughout the state.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Americans were collectively sitting on about $24 billion in outstanding utility debt.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collectively
Adverb
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More broadly, the driver of PSR’s fame is club activity.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then, Molly Odintz joins Drew to chat with Max Booth III about Ghoulish Books in San Antonio getting harassed by MAGA types for a saucy chalkboard and, more broadly, about the state of horror in these horrifying times.—
The Lit Hub Podcast,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The best things to clean linoleum with are generally dish soap, water and vinegar, or a steam cleaner.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Our tester found that the technology along with the small grain size made the litter generally easier to scoop than others she’s tried.—
Kayla Blanton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The win marks Cranston's first Emmy since the conclusion of Breaking Bad, and his first Emmy for a comedy performance overall.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Office for National Statistics data below is for the United Kingdom overall, rather than simply England.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Despite bouncing between Triple-A Omaha and the majors, Bowlan has consistently put together scoreless innings.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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There were quite a few troubling snaps to Young, and that’s a tough look for a pair that have worked together at their positions in each of the past two summer.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Each of us is applying for positions that will enable us to lead the workplace inclusively.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Collectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collectively. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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