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used or done by a number of people as a group
the cleanup of the neighborhood park was a collective effort for which many people should be thanked
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Recent Examples of collective
Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
To win the White House, a candidate needs 270 electoral votes, different combinations from the collective total of 93 electoral votes from these swing states will ultimately determine the winner.
—Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The jewelry collective uses 14kt gold fill that’s never inferior plated, alongside sterling silver, to make its assortment of offerings.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Shifting the narrative from helplessness to collective empowerment and action can help people confront climate change without triggering the existential anxieties that lead to denial – offering a vision for a future that is both secure and personally meaningful.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
To win the White House, a candidate needs 270 electoral votes, different combinations from the collective total of 93 electoral votes from these swing states will ultimately determine the winner.
—Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
The striking new documentary No Other Land, directed by a four-person Israeli-Palestinian collective, was filmed largely between the years 2019 and 2023 in and around the southern West Bank community of Masafer Yatta.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The jewelry collective uses 14kt gold fill that’s never inferior plated, alongside sterling silver, to make its assortment of offerings.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2024
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Just extending the expiring tax cuts would drive up deficits by $4.6 trillion over 10 years, and all of Trump’s campaign plans would add much as $7.75 trillion, according to estimates by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Those are among the 30 recommendations made by the 1241 task force, a group created by lawmakers in 2023 to examine the state’s accountability system.Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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The family is planning a joint funeral for mother and son to be held Nov. 22.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The battery park is a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and South Korean company SK On.Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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For example, mobile refuge rooms by the nonprofit and real estate collective Designing Justice + Designing Spaces presents 10-by-10-foot, modular transitional units for people leaving prison, meant to be clustered in a communal environment.Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The communal themes continued throughout the day, exuded by Hairtok 101, Inside Mielle, and the first Beauty Trailblazers panel featuring Summer Fridays.Akili King, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Plummer also claimed that Pound contacted their mutual landscaper to remove and dispose of his mother's items following her death.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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This encourages peer-to-peer recognition, fostering a culture of mutual respect.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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That mother and daughter are forever bound to each other is both their comfort and their shared, terrible burden.Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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This enduring commitment to serving students — rooted in personal caring and shared experiences — defines SCAD’s history from the start.IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Collective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collective. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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