collections

NOUN

group, accumulation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemblage assortment compilation lot number selection set store

STRONG

acquiring acquisition agglomeration anthology assembling assembly batch caboodle clump cluster collation combination company congeries congregation convocation crowd cumulation digest gathering heap hoard kit levy mass medley mess miscellany mobilization muster omnibus pile quantity stack stock stockpile

WEAK

accumulating amassing amassment bringing together obtaining securing

Antonyms

STRONG

division individual separation

Example Sentences

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collections

"But some survive as copies or excerpts. Two excerpts from this particular letter survive in collections of papal rescripts."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Amazon listed unlicensed products including $17 Taylor Swift T-shirts, $30 BTS trinket collections, $13 Mariah Carey bracelets and a $30 Lady Gaga candle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The process changed a lot as it went on because as I started making things, my inspiration and the vibe would change, but I do that a lot when I make collections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Then there’s the more nefarious activities – I’ve heard of researchers deliberately moving specimens to make them hard to find so other researchers cannot examine them, and occasionally things are stolen from collections.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

I didn’t feel like playing the tambourine, or spoiling Buckminster, or arranging my collections, or looking through Stuff That Happened to Me.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer