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

There was just one problem: That conference boasted one of the greatest collections of pro-level quarterbacks and coaching innovators the sport had ever seen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

A few states stand out as the major enforcers, with Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin accounting for 40% of all collections.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

However, after the museum's original herbarium was damaged during World War Two, the space was repurposed to house the botanical collections and closed to the public.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

"It's very unique. Typically, we find things that were broken and discarded," said Gifford Waters, collections manager for historical archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Some of the specimens were new to science, and it was considered one of the most important collections given to the New York City museum.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple