Thesaurus results for COMPILE

compile

verb

kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l

as in to collect

to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list compiled the best short stories ever written into one fat book

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Recent Examples of compile The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. —

Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2026 Your real estate agent can compile a list of better comparable sales and ask the lender to reconsider the value. —

Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026 After all the clothing and laundry have been folded, and ideally, all socks have been found and compiled into their respective bin, then begin matching and folding socks together. —

Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 The point of diversity theory is to both compile a list of species and capture the prevalence of each. —

Gideon Yoffe, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for compile

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Cedric Mullins had two of the five hits for Tampa Bay, which did not collect its first hit off Soriano until Mullins singled leading off the fourth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
This crowdfunded 2017 documentary is part of that mission, collecting theories and stories from the early-‘60s through the present day that all point toward a government cover-up of the truth about aliens.

— Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026