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as in contains
to gain emotional or mental control of
applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed
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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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Recent Examples of collects
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Published by Rizzoli, his third title collects many previously unpublished photographs, behind-the-scenes moments, and shares the secrets behind them.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The nation's longest-running citizen science project collects data on bird populations for ornithologists, the aviary says.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
State law ties the amount available for the family tax credit to state revenue growth and whether the state collects money above a revenue cap set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Newsom argues that because the California progressive tax system collects a big chunk of the state’s revenue from the rich, the initiative will blow a hole in the budget and put California on weaker competitive footing with other states.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Vahid kidnaps the man, nicknamed Peg-Leg, in a white van, and collects a ragtag team of former detainees from across Tehran to try to certify his identity.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
That is where most dust collects.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
According to BracketMatrix, which collects bracketology projections from over a dozen sites, TCU is an 11 seed in every projection that currently has the program in the field.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
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Its core instrument, the Infrared Sounder, collects temperature profiles and humidity profiles.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Published by Rizzoli, his third title collects many previously unpublished photographs, behind-the-scenes moments, and shares the secrets behind them.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The nation's longest-running citizen science project collects data on bird populations for ornithologists, the aviary says.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
State law ties the amount available for the family tax credit to state revenue growth and whether the state collects money above a revenue cap set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Newsom argues that because the California progressive tax system collects a big chunk of the state’s revenue from the rich, the initiative will blow a hole in the budget and put California on weaker competitive footing with other states.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Vahid kidnaps the man, nicknamed Peg-Leg, in a white van, and collects a ragtag team of former detainees from across Tehran to try to certify his identity.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
That is where most dust collects.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
According to BracketMatrix, which collects bracketology projections from over a dozen sites, TCU is an 11 seed in every projection that currently has the program in the field.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collects
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Dark red markings on a gray panel, meanwhile, typically indicate that the ammunition contains an irritant or riot-control agent.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Her Amazon cart contains the ageless, expensive-looking building blocks of any cool girl’s closet.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
8 Mar. 2026
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Without enough staff, the distribution of Measure W funds will be cumbersome and slow while the fund accumulates taxes through 2031.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But when diabetes remains poorly controlled for a decade or more, biological damage accumulates.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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The trade association then shares that data with an outside consulting company, which compiles it into reports that FAMA provides only to its members, according to the lawsuit complaints.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Consumer Sentinel Network is managed by the FTC but compiles consumer complaints from various sources, including the AARP Fraud Watch Network, the Better Business Bureau and the Michigan Attorney General and other AGs across the country.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Turner assembles a kaleidoscope of archival footage, performance clips, still photography, and interviews with his Arkestra members and contemporary thinkers who map Sun Ra’s long cultural afterlife.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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The All-Star Orchestra assembles principal players from orchestras in what organizers say is the largest Mozart festival in North America.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The shooter then gathers some belongings and walks back to her car.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The gown draped from the waist with gathers down the center and featured dramatic cape sleeves that flowed from the shoulders to the floor, forming a long train.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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In reality, only 17 out of 45 presidents — or 37% — utilized the law, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy organization that in 2022 tracked all Insurrection Act invocations.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2026
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Seneca’s and Cicero’s invocations of humanitas were as double-edged as our own talk of the humanities, pointing at once to a body of knowledge and to a moral choice that learning might inspire.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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Sharon Udoh Udoh composes, writes and improvises hymns.—
Ruby Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The episode Art was created by Lily Whear and Lizzie Younan composes our music.—
Gabriela Saldivia,
Scientific American,
3 Dec. 2025
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Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Collects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collects. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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