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collect

Definition for collect

verb as in accumulate, come together

verb as in obtain (money)

Strongest matches

raise, secure, solicit

Strong matches

acquire, muster, requisition

Weak matches

dig up, pass the hat

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Example Sentences

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Spencer did not collect the wickets, the international caps or the rewards he might have, but he experienced what most can only dream of.

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The squadron members—some on the ground, some in the air—were collecting data for electromagnetic warfare, but they also had money on their minds.

The result: About half of affordable housing buildings are not “collecting enough rent to pay their bills,” the report says.

He also claimed people campaigning to oust him had "unsupervised access" to the email account collecting proxy votes.

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It was not just team honours he collected during that time.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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