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collect

Definition for collect

verb as in accumulate, come together

verb as in obtain (money)

Strongest matches

raise, secure, solicit

Strong matches

acquire, muster, requisition

Weak matches

dig up, pass the hat

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Example Sentences

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They provided a place of safety until the passengers' relatives arrived to collect them.

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The book includes a vast assemblage of band member recollections as collected by Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville.

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Importantly, it is an observational study, an analysis of previously collected information; therefore, it cannot prove a direct cause-and-effect relationship between any of the variables reviewed.

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Samples were collected every two hours over a full 24-hour period to track how gene expression changed across the circadian cycle.

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He stumbled while getting tied up with a defender and lost the ball, but collected it and threw in a midrange heave with 5:13 remaining.

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