as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a combined effort on the part of all of the members
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as in fused
to come together to form a single unit
the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
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as in merged
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
combine the sugar and flour in a bowl
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Adjective
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Entering the weekend, Colorado starters had a collective 6.58 ERA with a .317 batting average against.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025 -
The visual cues, collective energy, and real-time responsiveness of live music engage more sensory and emotional systems than listening alone, deepening our visceral connection to the experience.—
Lindsay A. Fleming,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Once a star has fused the helium in its core fully, an inert carbon-oxygen core arises, with helium burning in a shell around it and hydrogen burning in a shell around that.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Apr. 2025
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The final effect, roughly akin to Jacques Cousteau fused with Mark Cousins, will bemuse some and beguile many.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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Google merged DeepMind with Google Brain, another AI research unit at the search company, to become Google DeepMind in April 2023.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Several creative circles merged in the Red Room at KGB Bar in the East Village of Manhattan on a recent March evening.—
Savannah Sobrevilla,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Walden was also involved in a joint investment in Intellifusion, a surveillance company blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2020 for alleged involvement in human rights abuses.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The chikungunya virus, which is transmitted by infected mosquitoes, can cause fever and joint pain.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As a Mexican and Jewish American woman from West Rogers Park, I am deeply connected to and proud of my roots.—
Jennifer Guzman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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President Joe Biden and others have said there is no evidence that the explosion was connected to the attack in New Orleans by an Army veteran that killed 14 people.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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The most robust effort to date comes from Germany’s Deutsche Fußball Liga, with a mandatory environmental sustainability criteria being integrated into club licensing regulations for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in 2022.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Wilmore and Williams were integrated with the Crew-9 mission in September under a plan NASA laid out months ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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First and foremost, Avengers: Endgame delivered a gigantic capstone to a run of films that became a shared cultural experience for the world, and the post-Endgame period was a slow sigh of sorts as the cinematic adrenaline rush diminished.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Since then, the carrier has expanded to Paris, Lisbon, Madrid, Seattle, Florida, and San Francisco as well as started offering the ability to book private or shared charters with other dog owners looking to travel to a new destination in style.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Over 300 lenders have joined the waitlist to use Arc Intelligence.—
Don Muir,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and of course, Tiger Woods.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Combined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combined. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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