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collecting

ADJECTIVE

receiving

Synonyms

STRONG

accepting acquiring drawing earning gathering getting inheriting making

WEAK

bringing in

Antonyms

WEAK

disbursing giving

NOUN

accumulation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accretion aggregation buildup growth inflation pile quantity

STRONG

accession addition agglomeration aggrandizement augmentation chunk collection conglomeration enlargement gob heap hoarding hunk increase intensification mass multiplication stack stock store trove

WEAK

amassment up upping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease shrinkage

STRONG

lessening loss reduction subtraction

WEAK

dispersal dispersion dissipation scattering

NOUN

compilation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assortment collection

STRONG

accumulation anthology assembling combining compiling garner gathering joining treasury

WEAK

accumulating aggregating collocating consolidating garnering incorporating unifying

NOUN

harvesting

Synonyms

STRONG

accumulation collection harvest reaping

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Collecting art, like clothes, is her way of exploring the diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Collecting Pokemon cards has become a form of investment beyond collecting, trading or playing.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Collecting at 66½ is more relevant to your benefit.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

Collecting direct samples of the ice would require sending a robotic mission to the region.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

Collecting nickels and dimes from the trades of unthinking investors felt beneath the dignity of a big-time Wall Street bond trader.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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