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verb

present tense third-person singular of collect
1
as in contains
to gain emotional or mental control of applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed

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2
as in accumulates
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass dust has been collecting under my bed for years

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as in compiles
to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list collected the author's early short stories, which were originally published in several obscure sci-fi magazines

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as in assembles
to bring together in one body or place she collects antique silverware

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as in gathers
to come together into one body or place a crowd collected at the beach as the sun slowly set over the horizon

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collects

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noun

plural of collect
as in invocations

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Recent Examples of collects
Verb
The book, which came out this week, collects six essays originally published in The New Yorker. — Namara Smith, New Yorker, 8 July 2026 Instead of correcting the error, the scheming matriarch hides him in the attic and collects a life insurance payout. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026 Metallica Scores Its Tenth Vinyl Top 10 As Reload arrives on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, Metallica collects its milestone tenth top 10. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Its core instrument, the Infrared Sounder, collects temperature profiles and humidity profiles. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 Redirect rainwater that collects around your porch by extending downspouts or installing drains. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 The only factors that could delay the completion of demolition would be if buildings have a deeper concrete footing in the ground or if storm water collects and causes problems, Cipriano said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 For instance, in areas with significant buildup, use a vacuum first, and don't forget that upholstered furniture collects dust, too. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 3 July 2026 Today, 1 in 4 dollars that the company collects is not attached to advertising, thanks to its 18-year-old cloud business. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collects
  1. contains
  2. accumulates
  3. compiles
  4. assembles
  5. gathers
  6. invocations
  7. composes
  8. amasses
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  • Ify’s box contains a fake $100 bill, but Catherine decides to keep her box.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Their saliva contains a sugar molecule found in mammalian products that, when introduced to us through their bite, can trigger an allergy to red meat and sometimes dairy.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of contains
Verb
  • So perhaps a certain signaling molecule preferentially accumulates more on one side of a neural progenitor cell than the other.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026
  • Confidence in findings develops over time as evidence accumulates and results are weighed alongside all available research.
    — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of accumulates
Verb
  • Field said the state compiles a list every five years of communities with more than 1,000 residents and an affordable housing stock of less than 10%.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • New York does have an exceptional amount of power available for computing, with the 5th-highest maximum power load, according to Aterio, which compiles data on data centers and other big, power-intensive projects.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026
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  • An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on January 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • In terms of overall quality, the movie the player assembles out of that 652-page framework isn’t bad!
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • Rooms open toward the water, the terrace gathers the view from three sides and the modest footprint keeps the experience close.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
Definition of gathers
Noun
  • Why the invocations of Tubman, the readings of Du Bois, the visits from Hamer?
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • After a while, though, all the professions of sincerity and thanks, the constant invocations of the one true POTUS, and the worshipful exhibits upstairs give the whole place a cultish, nostalgic gleam.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
Definition of invocations
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  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Each night, the chef composes a refined tasting menu, featuring two appetizers, a choice of two entrées, and a dessert.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Definition of composes
Verb
  • Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
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