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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
Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
The obstacles are systemic and significant, but so is our collective determination.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
The collective earned $7.7 million in revenue as a whole.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
If Americans are hungering for a collective sense of meaning, Weissbourd told me, the best approach might be to get people involved in volunteer opportunities.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
The obstacles are systemic and significant, but so is our collective determination.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
This year, 1500 or Nothin’ — the Grammy-winning creative collective behind projects by Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Usher and others — partnered with the City of Inglewood to turn its 20th-anniversary celebration into a fundraiser held during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend (Jan. 18).
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
The collective earned $7.7 million in revenue as a whole.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collective
Noun
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Without Permission profiles the extraordinary, LA based, Chicano art group ASCO, and through a genre-defying approach, reimagines what is possible today in art and cinema while celebrating an iconoclastic group that was far ahead of its time.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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National headlines spotlighted the bipartisan group dubbed the Sister Senators.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The shopping center is home to diverse spots including Amelie’s French Bakery, the speakeasy Dot Dot Dot, the quaint English pub Sir Edmund Halley’s, the beloved barbecue joint Midwood Smokehouse and the authentic Italian eatery Osteria LuCa.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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To protect against potential lawsuits, the state collaborates with joint self-insurance programs, such as the Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT).—
Gary Collins,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Aquarius teaches us about community and friendship by showing us which friends support our individuality while offering the incredible, ineffable experience of losing ourselves in something greater and more communal.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
16 Jan. 2025
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Long, communal tables have been swapped out for two- and four-tops, and a back garden is currently off-limits while being renovated.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The two battled for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in a duel that began with policy differences and descended into mutual personal ridicule.—
Michael Crowley,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Open arms By Saturday, the mutual aid hub and surrounding street corners within the Altadena evac zone were transformed once more.—
Mel Buer,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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In tandem, the performances deftly identify several shared personality traits between father and son, even if the characters might not see those themselves.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Smartphones and immersive reporting shrinks the world to such an extent that forms of shared suffering in face-to-face groups can now be largely recreated and spread to millions of people across thousands of miles at the click of a button.—
Harvey Whitehouse,
WIRED,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Collective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collective. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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