collector

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Recent Examples of collector Nicholas Valencia, county treasurer-tax collector, faces Liz Davit, a longtime Yuba City Unified School District employee. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Philadelphia is rich with art, being home to numerous museums, from the encyclopedic Philadelphia Museum of Art to the collector-specific taste of the Barnes Foundation, from the historical Rodin Museum to those dedicated to the art of the now, like the Institute of Contemporary Art. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026 The standard edition, which will not come with a collector card, will ship in early 2027. Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 But Repole is also a collector of enemies. Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collector
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collector
Noun
  • This is the right era to be a whiz in math and a connoisseur of baseball.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • Longtime connoisseurs of the Sam’s Club bakery may recognize this one.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • In February 2025 — a few weeks after Lind was attacked a second time, fatally, by an admirer of LaSota’s named Maximilian Snyder — LaSota was arrested, along with Zajko and Blank, in Maryland.
    Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The actress' turn to OnlyFans recontextualizes Elizabeth's partially nude role in the 1999 raunchy teen comedy, as Nadia is recorded via webcam by hapless admirer Jim (Jason Biggs), without her knowledge, in an encounter that spirals into live spectacle.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The result is a Game 7 that favors the Cavs in the sportsbooks, but Cleveland fans can’t be feeling good after the way that one went down.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 2 May 2026
  • Some clips showed owls and ravens attacking the couple, especially riling up fans.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • The cast and crew comprise both amateurs and professionals.
    Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
  • YouTube provided the same possibilities for video sharing, creating a giant library of video content from amateurs, ranging from highly produced and edited amateur movies to recordings of users simply talking into the camera.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This class, featuring insights from experts like Amy Cuddy and Sylvia Ann Hewlett, explores the concept of presence in communication and leadership, offering strategies to enhance executive presence, build confidence, and effectively manage performance anxiety for professional success.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But security experts say the name may be a flag of convenience rather than a coherent group, and its claims should be treated with caution.
    Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The sheer variety of offerings — many introduced as new items each year — has helped cement the fair’s status as a destination not just for Minnesotans but for food enthusiasts across the country.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The bizarre directive was flagged in a tweet that drew attention from other AI enthusiasts.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.
    Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • People who collect rare books are book lovers, first and foremost.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Spoken like a true pseudo-bohemian trust-fund dilettante, an archetype as old as dynastic wealth.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Collector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collector. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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