collective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for collective
Synonyms: Adjective
collaborative, combined, common, communal, concerted, conjoint, conjunct, cooperative, joint, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united
Antonyms: Adjective
exclusive, individual, one-man, one-sided, one-way, single, sole, solitary, unilateral
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Examples of collective in a Sentence
Adjective
We made a collective decision to go on strike. The incident became part of our collective memory. the collective wisdom of generations
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Arsenal were typical Arsenal and Tottenham were typical Tottenham as both sides nearly gave their fans a collective heart attack during an enthralling 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. — SI.com, "Twitter Reacts as Arsenal & Tottenham Draw Thrilling North London Derby," 1 Sep. 2019 The collective now includes musician Harry Hudson and has a record label imprint under Roc Nation. — Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, "Jaden Smith Unveils 'Trippy Summer' L.A. Pop-Up Shop With Sock Brand Stance," 30 Aug. 2019 By Edith Noriega South Mountain's offense exhibited a more collective approach at home this time around in a 54-14 win over North Canyon Rattlers on Friday. — Danny Shapiro, azcentral, "Arizona high school football Week 2: Game results from around the Valley," 30 Aug. 2019 For instance, two Trump administration agencies have recently declared that Uber drivers are not employees, and therefore not entitled to minimum wage, overtime or the right to engage in collective action such as joining a union. — Jeffrey Hirsch, The Conversation, "Worker-protection laws aren’t ready for an automated future," 28 Aug. 2019 Still, there can be no doubt that factors specific to our modern era are exacerbating our collective unmooring—technological developments that abet the warping of truth and the normalization of lies. — Seth Fletcher, Scientific American, "Truth, Lies & Uncertainty," 28 Aug. 2019 This is a reductive understanding of an author who not only cherished individual subjectivity, but also valorized the transcendent power of collective action. — Sophie Pinkham, The New Republic, "Vasily Grossman’s Lost Epic," 27 Aug. 2019 The enduring appeal of the boarding school novel is a testament to readers’ collective obsession with a place where you are encouraged to spend all your time thinking about your own identity and intellectual growth. — Seija Rankin, EW.com, "How Elizabeth Ames wrote The Other's Gold, your new favorite campus novel," 27 Aug. 2019 In some cases, clearly, injustice drives people to embrace collective identities. — Nr Interview, National Review, "Identity Politics Runs Much Deeper than Politics," 27 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Shaken and stirred at the Bowl Thomas Lauderdale’s old-school musical collective Pink Martini brings its retro song stylings to the Bowl for a three-night stand with conductor Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. — Los Angeles Times, "6 weekend picks, led by Pink Martini with Violent Femmes and La Santa Cecilia," 21 Aug. 2019 An art collective founded in Santa Fe, N.M., whose name came from words picked out of a hat, and which puts on immersive exhibitions that tantalize audiences with vivid visuals and storytelling that is magical, mysterious, or just downright weird. — CBS News, "This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 4)," 1 Aug. 2019 With a catalog of hits that spans decades, the improv-heavy roots rock collective will be back in Mansfield this weekend. — Kevin Slane, BostonGlobe.com, "5 things to do in Boston this weekend," 20 June 2019 At 60 years old, the alt-rock icon is still stirring the pot, teaming with a collective of musicians called the Kind Heaven Orchestra. — Washington Post, "13 things to do in the D.C. area this week," 17 June 2019 New York The latest Whitney Biennial’s online guide features audio of many of the 75 individual artists and collectives talking about their work. — Peter Plagens, WSJ, "Whitney Biennial Review: Still Protesting, but to What End?," 15 May 2019 Velma Rossa, creative director Rossa is one-half of 2ManySiblings, a creative collective with her brother, Oliver Asike, concerned with exploring new African narratives in fashion and art. — Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, "The Kenyan Cool Girl’s Guide to Nairobi," 2 July 2018 While about a dozen students have reached out to the Debt Collective, an advocacy group that helps borrowers, the collective said many more Art Institute of Phoenix students may be experiencing improper denials. — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, "Art Institute's former students were promised to get their debt erased. It's not happening," 19 June 2019 Defendant speaks Ghost Ship defendant Max Harris took the stand Monday morning and spoke calmly about his responsibilities in the Oakland artist collective, which included collecting rent and cleaning the Fruitvale neighborhood warehouse. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: ‘Cult’ winery defends itself — and its value," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'collective.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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