as in to compile
to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list
anthologized an impressive array of essays championing freedom of the press
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Recent Examples of anthologize
After considering multiple options, including having the same ensemble return as new characters, the producers opted to anthologize the show, promising new stories and new casts with each season.
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Joshua Alston, Variety, 5 June 2023
Her essays have been anthologized in both Best American Food Writing and Best American Science and Nature Writing.
—Katy Kelleher, ELLE, 31 May 2023
Her fiction was anthologized in Tiny Crimes (Catapult, 2018).
—Hazlitt, 10 May 2023
Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing.
—Talia Buford, ProPublica, 5 May 2023
As oratory goes, this was unlikely to be anthologized.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
Though not a household name, Adams has been widely anthologized alongside the greats of the short story, such as John Cheever, Raymond Carver (Sklenicka’s previous subject), Joyce Carol Oates, and Lorrie Moore.
—Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 9 Jan. 2020
Secrets soon to be anthologized in the Best Teen Writing of 2010.
—Emi Nietfeld, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2019
Joshua Alston, Variety, 5 June 2023
Her essays have been anthologized in both Best American Food Writing and Best American Science and Nature Writing.
—Katy Kelleher, ELLE, 31 May 2023
Her fiction was anthologized in Tiny Crimes (Catapult, 2018).
—Hazlitt, 10 May 2023
Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing.
—Talia Buford, ProPublica, 5 May 2023
As oratory goes, this was unlikely to be anthologized.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
Though not a household name, Adams has been widely anthologized alongside the greats of the short story, such as John Cheever, Raymond Carver (Sklenicka’s previous subject), Joyce Carol Oates, and Lorrie Moore.
—Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 9 Jan. 2020
Secrets soon to be anthologized in the Best Teen Writing of 2010.
—Emi Nietfeld, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthologize
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Each year, federal and state agencies along with individuals file reports that are compiled and then organized to make up a list of the most invasive species by state.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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China Digital Times also compiled a collection of commenters from film forum websites like Douban, Zhihu, and Xiaohongshu.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Twins later mounted a challenge against Duran with both Vázquez and Ryan Jeffers collecting ninth-inning hits before the former Twins closer got Trevor Larnach to fly out to end the game.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington could collect $300 billion by the end of the year, more than triple its annual tariff revenue in recent years.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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