collection

[kuh-lek-shuhn] / kəˈlɛk ʃən /

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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Published on the author’s 95th birthday, this story collection follows longtime friends who regularly meet for lunch in Manhattan, sharing their private triumphs and sorrows like sisters.

From The Wall Street Journal

But “The Singing Word: 168 Years of Poetry from The Atlantic” is lovely, both as a collection and in the pleasure and enlightenment readers will derive from individual poems.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are plenty of questions about the figures due to disruptions surrounding data collection amid the government shutdown.

From Barron's

At one point, Henry-Halabi received calls from a collection agency that she says came without a warning from her loan holder.

From MarketWatch

Eventually, she defaulted on the debt and began hearing from collection agencies.

From MarketWatch

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