collection
noun
the act of collecting.
collections
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pluralof collection.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The chilling tales were warmly received and became an annual Christmas tradition, yielding four published collections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Niccol said such initiatives give customers more reasons to choose Starbucks, and he promised more beverages, food and merchandise collections to come in the new fiscal year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The result is that large numbers are ending up in household bins and, in some cases, recycling collections.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Meier and Mosselli said they did not ask about the reconciliation Miller mentioned and they did not text back, saying they were “shocked” by the text exchange laying out the aggressive collections strategy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
And almost 150 years later, Charles Darwin used his own extensive collections from his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle to verify his ideas about evolution.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
