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as in contains
to gain emotional or mental control of
applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed
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as in accumulates
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
dust has been collecting under my bed for years
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as in compiles
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 assembles
to bring together in one body or place
she collects antique silverware
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as in gathers
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 collects
Munil Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
ArtStart collects donations of recycled materials and art supplies and sells them back to the public at low prices at its ArtScraps center.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack collects another double on the new-look ARIA Charts, while Australian artists John Butler and G Flip are the week’s fastest starters.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Labor Department’s internal watchdog office opened an investigation yesterday into how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data on jobs and inflation.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
This tab collects all emails that Google recognizes as deals, marketing offers, and other bulk promos.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The type of hydrogen the company is searching for is created by water that seeps through the earth’s surface or rises through the core and interacts with iron-rich rock — like basalt — underground, creating gas that collects there.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
But Nike, Hasbro and Walmart are among companies warning that tariffs would lead to price increases as the US collects tariff revenue from imports.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Northville, Birmingham Gazelle Sports, a store with locations all over the southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, will take used running shoes and send them off to Terracycle, a company that collects non-recyclable waste for companies and turns it into raw materials that can be used in new products.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
For example, one agent collects customer intent, another retrieves account details and a third starts a refund while a fourth updates the CRM.
—Munil Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
ArtStart collects donations of recycled materials and art supplies and sells them back to the public at low prices at its ArtScraps center.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack collects another double on the new-look ARIA Charts, while Australian artists John Butler and G Flip are the week’s fastest starters.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Labor Department’s internal watchdog office opened an investigation yesterday into how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data on jobs and inflation.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
This tab collects all emails that Google recognizes as deals, marketing offers, and other bulk promos.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The type of hydrogen the company is searching for is created by water that seeps through the earth’s surface or rises through the core and interacts with iron-rich rock — like basalt — underground, creating gas that collects there.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
But Nike, Hasbro and Walmart are among companies warning that tariffs would lead to price increases as the US collects tariff revenue from imports.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Northville, Birmingham Gazelle Sports, a store with locations all over the southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, will take used running shoes and send them off to Terracycle, a company that collects non-recyclable waste for companies and turns it into raw materials that can be used in new products.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collects
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The First 70 Years contains impeccable research and analysis, accompanied by fascinating photos of the sets, film crews, and casts.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The system contains unverified reports of side effects, including from patients, doctors and pharmacists.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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As heat accumulates in the interior, the Earth in Kane’s simulations would experience an uptick in volcanism lasting for about 15 million years.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Research also suggests that as the day goes on, waste accumulates in the brain that sleep helps clear out, Carvalho said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The research team compiles the index using surveys of tax consultants from 98 different countries, and it has been updated biannually since 2016.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The site compiles information about the 196 seemingly inexplicable events over the history of the church related to the Eucharist, which the faithful believe is the body of Christ.—
Jessie Wardarski,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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When cast onto a flat mold and dried out, the microgel assembles into a paper or film, depending on the final thickness, that is strong yet flexible.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the industry gathers at the SIA conference, the challenge is clear.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Swapping stories The group, which includes a few wives and widows, generally gathers for about an hour in the department’s meeting room.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Similar invocations of democracy and American leadership litter the lobbying documents, policy proposals, interviews, and congressional testimonies of these companies and their executives.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Who composes a symphony with a hammer?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Although the crushed velvet exteriors are the most eye-catching details of the shoes, there’s more to them than what meets the eye.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pokémon meets Animal Crossing Although a new mainline entry in the Pokémon series is due out this year, Nintendo isn’t letting that stop them from pushing out more games next year timed to the series’ 30th anniversary in Japan.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Collects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collects. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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