- present participle of collect.
collecting
Example Sentences
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Rather than collecting all new samples, the team sequenced DNA from tissues that veterinarians had already obtained for diagnostic purposes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
He began meticulously collecting it in 2022 as a territorial-defense unit commander.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Dulcamara said he first started collecting the artefacts after he attended a shuttle launch in 1996 and kept the ticket.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
In addition, the museum’s curators tended to be specialized in material culture — collecting and studying the museum’s several million objects and artifacts — rather than in conceptual storytelling.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
And Louise was Upstairs, collecting ribbons and rumors.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
