collective
Example Sentences
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It must become a philosophy that corrodes collective faith, collective beliefs, and becomes excessively individualistic.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Human life at its most fundamental, he argues, is about “the use of collective rituals to build group identity”—a set of practices from which religion emerged.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
He questioned why any broadcaster would take "collective punishment".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The result in Beijing verged at times towards collective paranoia.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
A collective gasp went up from the crowd behind her.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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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