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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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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This shallow turntable is the perfect vehicle for a robust pan collection, or all your miscellaneous pot lids.
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Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2024
The sellers have quite a collection of contemporary art as well, including works by Damien Hirst, Katja Loher and Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, which are highlighted by bespoke 14k gold decorative spotlights.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
This rich heritage is why Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri chose Johnstons to make five key pieces for her cruise spring-summer 2025 collection.
—Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
The chart below features playlists a part of Apple Music's Holiday genre, including holiday essentials, kid-friendly collections and heavier rock-and-roll.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2024
The sellers have quite a collection of contemporary art as well, including works by Damien Hirst, Katja Loher and Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, which are highlighted by bespoke 14k gold decorative spotlights.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
This rich heritage is why Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri chose Johnstons to make five key pieces for her cruise spring-summer 2025 collection.
—Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
The chart below features playlists a part of Apple Music's Holiday genre, including holiday essentials, kid-friendly collections and heavier rock-and-roll.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collection
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The most challenging one was downtown next to a library.Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Providing Resources And Tools Donating or subsidizing devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones to schools, libraries and community centers helps make tangible resources more available.Sumeet Grover, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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With temperatures in the 20s, light accumulations have been reported on untreated surfaces.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Your luck is getting ready to change, especially in terms of money and wealth accumulation.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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Look for vendors who maintain the same level of quality across different batches.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the latest batch of adjustments to the nominee list, both Charli XCX and Malone were given Best Recording Package nods for serving as art directors on Brat and F-1 Trillion, respectively.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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The research team stumbled upon the assemblage of 50 cave pearls while conducting investigations in the Joweizeh spring tunnel in the Jerusalem Hills.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The last holder of that title was the fossil assemblage of a Tyrannosaurus rex named Stan.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Bring mixture to a boil, stirring almost constantly, and let simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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In terms of caffeine, the mixture was about equivalent to half of what humans would drink in a cup of espresso, and the sugar was equal to about one-tenth what would be found in a typical energy drink.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
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The image was in fact data collected from both the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope combined to depict NGC 602, a star cluster located on the outskirts of a not-so-distant galaxy some 200,000 light years from Earth.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Taurus, with its orangey star Aldebaran and, above, The Pleiades, an open cluster of stars.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Each recipient family was to receive its own unique assortment of gifts, based on the age of their children.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
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His assortment of businesses brought in some $2.4 billion in revenue and some $550 million in income from 2017 to 2020.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Collection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collection. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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