collective
Example Sentences
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For Slow Food, "he combined the ability to dream with a deep sense of joy and collective purpose, paving concrete paths toward social change".
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Language apps can also make language learning a collective endeavor.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Reportedly, some 590,000 customers placed $100 preorders for the device, creating a collective $59 million in deposits.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Land ownership in Barbuda is collective, meaning that individual citizens have the right to occupy a plot of land by applying for a lease, but technically, they do not privately own it.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
A collective gasp went through the crowd as Jack carefully removed the bag from Robert’s head.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Vocabulary lists containing collective
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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"What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" Vocabulary from the short story
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