as in composed
free from emotional or mental agitation
stayed calm and collected while she was in the MRI unit
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as in contained
to gain emotional or mental control of
applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed
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as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
dust has been collecting under my bed for years
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as in compiled
to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list
collected the author's early short stories, which were originally published in several obscure sci-fi magazines
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as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place
she collects antique silverware
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as in gathered
to come together into one body or place
a crowd collected at the beach as the sun slowly set over the horizon
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Recent Examples of collected
Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Different birds, different behaviors The collected recordings were analyzed by BirdNET, an AI system that can identify bird species based on their calls.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Edwards collected the loose ball, got a ball screen from Rudy Gobert and buried a triple.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The collected premium cushions downside risk and enhances the effective yield on capital at risk.
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The working-class neighborhoods around the National Western Complex, including Globeville and Elyria-Swansea, have also been better represented lately with oral histories collected by History Colorado, Storm said, after being forgotten for many years.
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Adjective
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More aggressive than the Tide, more physical, more composed and clearly better prepared, the Hoosiers showed zero rust after a month-long break after the Big Ten championship game.—
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But Peggy never forgot her roots; a genre-blending selector with range, she’s known for her energetic but composed sets.—
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Three City Hall employees reported that their wallets, which contained cash, credit cards, health savings account cards, and personal ID were stolen from their offices, per Boston Police reports.—
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The damage was largely contained to what firefighters call a wildland-urban interface fire, not a larger conflagration like the one developing in the Palisades.—
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Roughly 20 members of Congress and their staff, Democrats and Republicans, accumulated in our office.—
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Even with only one day, however, Fisk and his team were able to take away everything that had accumulated in the bowling alley over the last 50 years and restore it to its vintage look.—
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Forty-one of those came since 2012, thanks to the popularity of the series of archival albums compiled by David Lemieux.—
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Geography and travel site WorldAtlas has compiled a list of the eight coziest mountain towns in Texas, spanning from West Texas to the Texas Hill Country.—
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Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.—
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The incident, captured on video by multiple bystanders, occurred as a group of people allegedly assembled to block ICE officers who were conducting an immigration enforcement operation.—
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The law is based on the data gathered by Carolyn Subramaniam, UC Davis environmental policy and management graduate student.—
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With her signature long waves gathered into a subtle bun at the nape of her neck, this style puts the focus on the sculptural wave framing Seyfried's face opposite a deep side part.—
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Iranian state television on Sunday morning took a page from demonstrators, having their correspondents appear on streets in several cities to show calm areas with a date stamp shown on screen.—
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His brands, including Juicy Fruit and Spearmint, promoted gum as a way to calm nerves, curb hunger and stay focused.—
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The 25-year-old menswear influencer produces content rooted in educational style advice that often focuses on timeless brands like Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani, and has rapidly amassed over 500,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram since 2022.—
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Meg captured her now-8-year-old daughter using her new landline on Christmas and shared it on TikTok, and the video has already amassed over 3 million views.—
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“Collected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collected. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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