Collection
Collection noun - An organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure.
Extent and collection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extent" instead a noun "Collection".
Extent
Extent noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.
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Synonyms for Extent
Collection and extent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collection" instead a noun "Extent".
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- A site with an endless collection of BG and to some extent other video game fan fiction, both new stories being posted and entire novel-length stories and a multitude of shorter ones archived.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Baldur's Gate - Then, the Milky Way was discovered to be a vast collection of stars comparable to our Sun, half of whom have planetary systems like ours, but the Milky Way was then thought to be the extent of the universe.
Source: Creator Provincialism - Justified to an extent by the Goblins who, not to be outdone in the efficiency department, use machines called Shredders that can automate the chopping and sawing of wood until they spit out a nice collection of perfectly formed boards.
Source: Firewood Resources
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