collector's item

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Recent Examples of collector's item The pull tabs also provide something of value through the cut-out milkcap — a collector's item similar to the POGs craze of the 1990s and the Japanese game of Menko that originated long before it. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025 After Raw His robes have become highly sought-after collector's items. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 The collector's item includes stories about how the couple has impacted small businesses, nonprofits, clothing shops and the community leaders in Kansas City. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Feb. 2025 As of Thursday afternoon, the collector's item was listed as sold out on the Mattel website. Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for collector's item
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Noun
  • The idea is to let the barrel jeans be the conversation piece, then style around them thoughtfully.
    Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • It's become a conversation piece at the dinner parties Kung hosts at home.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Non-fungible tokens, known as NFTs, are electronic identifiers confirming a digital collectible is real by recording the details on a digital ledger known as a blockchain.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Physical gold, for example, is typically taxed as a collectible, which means long-term capital gains can be taxed at rates of up to 28%, depending on your income.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The foul ball off of Song's bat wasn't a routine fly ball, either, hence the fact that fans sitting around Golla and her friend weren't trying to catch it for a souvenir.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Robbie found his souvenir for the day, a rattlesnake stuffie in a can.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026

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“Collector's item.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collector%27s%20item. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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