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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 on student-loan debt can be more complicated than collecting on other types of debt, because student-loan borrowers have certain benefits and protections available to them that aren’t available to other types of borrowers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

Collecting them is a matter of giving them a moist place to rest and something to eat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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