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Recent Examples of collective noun
What’s perhaps most beautiful (in addition to learning that the collective noun for butterflies is a kaleidoscope)?
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Longreads, 1 Mar. 2024
What is the collective noun for queens? Imelda Staunton's Elizabeth II is joined by younger versions of herself, played by Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, on the series finale of The Crown, which is now streaming on Netflix.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023
Rushdie stood to say hello, and Rickman commented that there should be a collective noun for their table.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Duranies — the enduring collective noun for Duran Duran fans — had hoped for an on-stage reunion with Taylor and his former bandmates, the first in 17 years.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2023
Siegfried & Roy’s streak—one collective noun for a group of tigers; another is ambush—began in 1983 with the acquisition of three white cubs, imported from India via the Cincinnati Zoo.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
There is even a funny but mean collective noun for them: a consternation of mothers-in-law.
—Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 4 May 2022
So what’s the correct collective noun for butterflies?
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022
That means the tower's unkindness of ravens — the birds' suitably gothic collective noun — is down to seven, so perilously close to the minimum.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2021
Longreads, 1 Mar. 2024
What is the collective noun for queens? Imelda Staunton's Elizabeth II is joined by younger versions of herself, played by Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, on the series finale of The Crown, which is now streaming on Netflix.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023
Rushdie stood to say hello, and Rickman commented that there should be a collective noun for their table.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Duranies — the enduring collective noun for Duran Duran fans — had hoped for an on-stage reunion with Taylor and his former bandmates, the first in 17 years.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2023
Siegfried & Roy’s streak—one collective noun for a group of tigers; another is ambush—began in 1983 with the acquisition of three white cubs, imported from India via the Cincinnati Zoo.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
There is even a funny but mean collective noun for them: a consternation of mothers-in-law.
—Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 4 May 2022
So what’s the correct collective noun for butterflies?
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022
That means the tower's unkindness of ravens — the birds' suitably gothic collective noun — is down to seven, so perilously close to the minimum.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2021
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“Collective noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collective%20noun. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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