1
as in library
an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
his stamp collection has become quite valuable
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2
as in accumulation
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
a collection of lint underneath the dryer
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as in batch
a number of things considered as a unit
the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores
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Recent Examples of collection
Its collection of sensors measures changes in gas concentrations over time.
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New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
This represents just a tiny fraction of the Library’s vast recorded sound collection of nearly four million items.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
That’s the advice right-to-repair advocates are giving anyone worried about how the tariffs will hit their wallets—and collections of electronic gadgets.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Book a tour of the in-house art collection with the concierge desk.
—Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
This represents just a tiny fraction of the Library’s vast recorded sound collection of nearly four million items.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
That’s the advice right-to-repair advocates are giving anyone worried about how the tariffs will hit their wallets—and collections of electronic gadgets.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Book a tour of the in-house art collection with the concierge desk.
—Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collection
Noun
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Pacific Highland Ranch library, 12911 Pacific Place, San Diego. $20-$24 (includes copy of book).—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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The article, preserved as a physical clipping in the Morgue, The Times’s clippings library, featured a photograph of Mr. Young.—
John Otis,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Instead, existing plaque levels seemed to be a better predictor of future plaque accumulation.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This visceral fat is strongly linked to insulin resistance, inflammation, and a higher risk of fat accumulation in the liver.1 If a postmenopausal woman doesn’t experience overweight or metabolic syndrome, would her changing hormones still put her at greater risk for MASLD?—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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Pascal seemed a natural choice along with Heyman to steer the next batch of Bond films.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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In addition to the Butternut Squash Ravioli, the recall extends to select batches of Lean Cuisine Spinach Artichoke Ravioli, Lean Cuisine Lemon Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry, and STOUFFER'S Party Size Chicken Lasagna.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The result is an assemblage of sorts where blue-footed boobies, coral reefs and even bat guano play a leading role, illustrating the ways nonhuman actors and their attendant ecologies have survived human predation.—
Elizabeth Rush,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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What made sense for Scholl was assemblage, putting everyday items together to create something new.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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At the long butcher block kitchen table built by Albert, Asawa led group sessions sculpting figures from homemade baker’s clay (a mixture of flour, salt and water), or decorating eggs or making origami by day and family meals by night.—
Hilarie M. Sheets,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Traditional mayonnaise is a mundane miracle: a mixture of water and oil held together by the magic of an egg yolk (also known as lecithin, an emulsifier).—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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There was another notable cluster in 2012 in people staying in tent cabins in Yosemite.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Amyloid plaques play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s when small clusters gather at synapses in the brain and interfere with the nerve cells’ ability to communicate.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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From an assortment standpoint, data helps massively as well.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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What was wrong with an assortment of kingdoms, fiefdoms, and tribes?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Collection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collection. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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