COLLECTOR'S ITEM Synonyms: 35 Similar Words

collector's item

noun

Definition of collector's item

as in conversation piece

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Recent Examples of collector's item The freebie has become a collector's item for the coffee giant's biggest fans. — Amelia Lucas,kate Rogers, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025 The pull tabs also provide something of value through the cut-out milkcap — a collector's item similar to the POGs craze of the 1990s and the Japanese game of Menko that originated long before it. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025 The collector's item includes stories about how the couple has impacted small businesses, nonprofits, clothing shops and the community leaders in Kansas City. — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Feb. 2025 As of Thursday afternoon, the collector's item was listed as sold out on the Mattel website. — Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for collector's item

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Your next conversation piece could be waiting at your local thrift shop.

— Emma Taubenfeld, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
The idea is to let the barrel jeans be the conversation piece, then style around them thoughtfully.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

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Beyond serving as another neat MLB collectible in a season full of them, Murakami’s bobblehead was an homage to everything that has made the former Nippon Professional Baseball star so endearing to fans.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 26 July 2026
His favorite Vader collectible is a Hot Toys figure with removable helmet pieces and a light-up lightsaber.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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