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 Apollo missions collectively brought back nearly 400 kilograms of material scooped up from mid- to low latitudes on the lunar near side, while China’s Chang’e 5 and Chang’e 6 robotic missions have returned smaller samples from the moon’s near and far sides, respectively.
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
Ortiz and Intriago were principals of Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security, collectively known as CTU, and Veintemilla was a principal of Worldwide Capital Lending Group.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
All that adds up to hundreds, if not collectively thousands, of hours of work for the festival’s volunteers like Janet Hebert.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
According to estimates from Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at Gas Buddy, gas has jumped by an average of 50 cents per gallon, and Americans will spend $200 million more collectively this week than last, simply by paying more at the pump.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Prices are collectively up about 25% since 2020, but residential electricity rates are more than 30% higher on average than in 2020—and up by more than 100% for some who live near power-hungry AI data centers.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026
The oxalis genus includes a wide variety of plants collectively known as wood sorrels.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Prior to joining the Disney label, Kennedy served as producer or executive producer more than 70 feature films, collectively garnering 120 Academy Award nominations and 25 wins.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Ortiz and Intriago were principals of Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security, collectively known as CTU, and Veintemilla was a principal of Worldwide Capital Lending Group.
—David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
Ortiz and Intriago were principals of Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security, collectively known as CTU, and Veintemilla was a principal of Worldwide Capital Lending Group.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
All that adds up to hundreds, if not collectively thousands, of hours of work for the festival’s volunteers like Janet Hebert.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
According to estimates from Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at Gas Buddy, gas has jumped by an average of 50 cents per gallon, and Americans will spend $200 million more collectively this week than last, simply by paying more at the pump.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Prices are collectively up about 25% since 2020, but residential electricity rates are more than 30% higher on average than in 2020—and up by more than 100% for some who live near power-hungry AI data centers.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026
The oxalis genus includes a wide variety of plants collectively known as wood sorrels.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Prior to joining the Disney label, Kennedy served as producer or executive producer more than 70 feature films, collectively garnering 120 Academy Award nominations and 25 wins.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Ortiz and Intriago were principals of Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security, collectively known as CTU, and Veintemilla was a principal of Worldwide Capital Lending Group.
—David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collectively
Adverb
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The figure is broadly in line with the numbers from the previous few days.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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In a briefing with reporters earlier, a Meta legal spokesperson said the company didn't believe that youth mental health struggles, both broadly and with Kaley specifically, could be solved through litigation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Speaking to the data center projects slated for Yorkville more generally, Olson noted that landowners have come to agreements with developers to turn portions of nearby land into data centers, and have then come to the city for things like rezoning and annexation.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Homeowners generally have until May 15, or 30 days after the notice is mailed — whichever is later — to file a challenge.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Payment amounts could be different when multiple items are purchased or depending on the tax rate, but overall, prices more often being rounded up would lead to millions of dollars gained by businesses and lost by consumers collectively, amounting to a few pennies lost per person.—
HANNAH FINGERHUT,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Payment amounts could be different when multiple items are purchased or depending on the tax rate but overall, prices more often being rounded up would lead to millions of dollars gained by businesses and lost by consumers collectively, amounting to a few pennies lost per person.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Modern warfare has shown that traditional radar systems often struggle to identify and monitor many small drones flying together.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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What gets funny is that the almond and this male and his current wife are all raising the two babies together.—
Lisa Gutierrez
March 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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 18 Mar. 2026.
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