collectively
Pronunciation: [kəˈlɛktɪvli]
Word
Context: “group action”
(adverb) when a group of people do something together or in the same way. It means everyone in the group is working or acting as one.
Example
The team collectively decided to donate to the charity.
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The students did not collectively agree on which game to play; they had different opinions.
Example
How did the committee decide to handle the problem collectively?
Context: “similarity”
(adverb) when things are considered as a whole, rather than as separate parts. This means looking at all the pieces together to understand the big picture.
Example
Collectively, the results showed that everyone improved in their studies.
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The scores of the students were not collectively high; some did very well while others did poorly.
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What do the data collectively reveal about the team's performance?
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