collect
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of thousands of guns will be collected and destroyed, the government predicts.
From BBC
Unions collected enough signatures to place a referendum on next November’s ballot.
Surveillance footage collected from homes near Brown University before and after the shooting showed a man between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall with a “distinct walking gait.”
Making a wish and tossing a coin into the water is such a strong tradition that authorities collect thousands of euros a week to donate to the Caritas charity.
From Barron's
While the coins tossed into the fountain are donated to charity, the fees collected will go to the city authority to pay for upkeep and managing visitors.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
