1
as in containing
to gain emotional or mental control of
applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed
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2
as in accumulating
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
dust has been collecting under my bed for years
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as in compiling
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 assembling
to bring together in one body or place
she collects antique silverware
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as in gathering
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 collecting
Now, less than a week after touching down in the Bay, the Valkyries are ready to start collecting on their investment.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Once in the air, the dandelion drones would transmit data via radio signals, collecting readings on humidity, temperature and eventually creating a blueprint of the entire tunnel system.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
Wealthy Americans are collecting passports as a way to reduce risk in an unpredictable world.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Gonzalez played in one game while in the majors, walking twice, collecting his first major league hit and scoring a run against Boston.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 May 2026
Disney sued over biometrics Some Disney park visitors say the company is illegally collecting their biometric information.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Hall already has a career-high four assists after collecting one in his first 38 matches.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
After collecting just 468 rushing yards and two touchdowns with the Cougars, Davis produced 731 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in his lone campaign with the Aggies.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Some are like relics from a far away time or place in your life, collecting notifications like the dust accumulating in the corner of your childhood bedroom.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Once in the air, the dandelion drones would transmit data via radio signals, collecting readings on humidity, temperature and eventually creating a blueprint of the entire tunnel system.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
Wealthy Americans are collecting passports as a way to reduce risk in an unpredictable world.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Gonzalez played in one game while in the majors, walking twice, collecting his first major league hit and scoring a run against Boston.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 May 2026
Disney sued over biometrics Some Disney park visitors say the company is illegally collecting their biometric information.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Hall already has a career-high four assists after collecting one in his first 38 matches.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
After collecting just 468 rushing yards and two touchdowns with the Cougars, Davis produced 731 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in his lone campaign with the Aggies.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Some are like relics from a far away time or place in your life, collecting notifications like the dust accumulating in the corner of your childhood bedroom.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collecting
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To give your skin an extra hydration boost, layer on a gentle serum containing Vitamin C and hyaluronic acid first.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 May 2026
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The firefighting foam containing PFAS was effective against fuel fires.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Immune cells here degraded old and damaged red blood cells, accumulating iron from the hemoglobin for a short period.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Attendance diminished in recent years as the Wizards tore down their roster in the hopes of accumulating draft picks in trades and losing enough games to win early picks via the annual draft lottery.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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When compiling his Short Casebook in the spring of 1348, Gentile took the unusual further step of specifically addressing the needs of poorer patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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In the Seventies, the World Esperanto Youth Organization began compiling a global contact list of Esperantists willing to host other speakers for free homestays.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The ingredients became rather expensive, not to mention that baking, assembling, decorating and transporting a carrot wedding cake was no small feat.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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But a shopping agent assembling an outfit, or a financial model deciding which risk is worth flagging and which is just chatter, operates in territory where what is good splinters into many defensible answers.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The robot training center's primary focus will be on gathering all the data possible, across a diverse collection of robots, in an effort to be able to fine-tune methods to teach new bots old tricks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2026
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So, the political arm of the Peninsula Open Space Trust, which helps acquire land that the open space authority often manages, qualified the measure for the ballot through an initiative signature-gathering drive.—
Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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And why in the world would anyone composing after the Second World War reëmbrace the long-irrelevant late-Romantic idiom of Puccini and Strauss, with its lush harmonies, rich orchestration, and powerful melodies?—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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The film is produced by Stephen Endelman, who is also composing; Dan Grodnik; Louise Chater and Jeff Wallner of Harbor Lights Entertainment and Icarus Entertainment Fund; with casting by Shakyra Dowling.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Warhol was a discerning watch collector, amassing hundreds of timepieces by heavyweights such as Rolex, Cartier, Piaget, and, of course, Patek, throughout his lifetime.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
22 May 2026
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Starring Sarah Snook, Jake Lacy, and Dakota Fanning, the series became Peacock’s biggest original launch to date, amassing 46 million hours viewed in its first three weeks, and stands as Sky’s highest-performing drama of 2025.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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The Disney subsidiary behind Doomsday is called For All Time Productions UK in a nod to its theme of converging timelines.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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That idea is at the center of Continuous Detection, Continuous Response (CDCR), a new framework implemented through Mate Security’s platform for converging those functions into a single continuous cycle.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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“Collecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collecting. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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