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View 9 Images View gallery - 9 images A folding saw that looks and feels as premium and exclusive as a collector's edition folding knife?
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New Atlas, 24 May 2025
Jim Irsay, the longtime owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts and a prolific rock-and-roll collector, has died at age 65.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 May 2025
Pier Paolo Righi, chief executive officer at Karl Lagerfeld, considers the sketch a true collector’s piece from the brand’s archive, and a great example of the late German designer’s sense of humor.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
But private collectors snapped up some of these rarities, isolating the fossils from scientific study and hobbling investigations into this pivotal moment in avian evolution.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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New Atlas, 24 May 2025
Jim Irsay, the longtime owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts and a prolific rock-and-roll collector, has died at age 65.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 May 2025
Pier Paolo Righi, chief executive officer at Karl Lagerfeld, considers the sketch a true collector’s piece from the brand’s archive, and a great example of the late German designer’s sense of humor.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
But private collectors snapped up some of these rarities, isolating the fossils from scientific study and hobbling investigations into this pivotal moment in avian evolution.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collector
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Winston Churchill, a connoisseur of many things and someone who knew how to pick his Riviera resorts, stayed here as did Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Vivien Leigh, Ava Gardner and more recently, George Clooney.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Courtney Wittich is on-the-clock fashion PR, off-the-clock sauna sommelier, bathing connoisseur and water gourmand.—
Courtney Wittich,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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It’s gone through many changes since, but the core idea of bringing a dozen great amateur bakers together under a big white tent to show off their skills in pastries, breads, cakes, and other baked goods remains reassuringly constant.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Snider was selected in the first round of MLB’s amateur draft the following June, taken 14th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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But Yang will clear up another SNL season 50 mystery that fans also spotted during a recent goodnights segment.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Holland now hosts Survivor watch parties and other fan events with season 28 player Brice Izyah Johnston.—
Ale Russian,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Only 20 experts out of the roughly 525 who did the work at USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Relief are being hired by PRM, the source said.—
Jonathan Landay,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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And our expert judges play a crucial role, examining everything from breast pumps to car seats.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
22 May 2025
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Only one other California boat show popped up on USA Today’s list of the best American events for boat enthusiasts.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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Big news for vintage train enthusiasts: The Orient Express brand is back with a luxe new train inspired by 1960s style.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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Here are five must-see spots for literature fiends in Istanbul: Pera Palace Hotel Pera Palace is most well-known for literature lovers as the hotel where Agatha Christie allegedly wrote Murder on the Orient Express.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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And that’s where many younger Millennials and Gen Z music lovers first fell in love with the artform.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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The choice between a bureaucrat and a dilettante to run an army − in his days, like in ours − seems like an obvious one.—
Michel Anteby,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2025
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Him and all the other dilettantes who don’t know the wonders of VistaVision.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Needless to say, the terrorist groupie’s apologists at Brown were apoplectic that this savage had been tossed out of the country.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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In Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical film, the actress plays Penny Lane, a groupie for the fictional band Stillwater.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Collector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collector. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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