collectively
Americanadverb
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as a whole group rather than as individual persons or things.
There have been a number of different polls released in the last two weeks, and collectively they give us an accurate picture of public opinion.
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according to collectivism, a system in which economic control, especially of the means of production, is shared or centralized.
As one of the reforms, we developed agricultural production cooperatives in which almost 100% of the land is farmed collectively.
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Protocols’ recommendations, often presented as “simple,” collectively make up a firehose that’s impossible to drink from.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
“In my 24 years, this is the most significant change in how we work, what we can accomplish individually and collectively by far,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He left, not to the sound of euphoria from the fans, but to the sound of a support collectively exhaling in relief.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
That’s according to Bank of America’s September survey of 170 managers who collectively manage $470 billion in assets under management.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Often a group 265 of meerkats will take the stance collectively, standing in a huddle and gazing in the same direction, looking like commuters waiting for a bus.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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