as in anthology
a collection of writings
the poet bound a compilation of her best work into a single volume
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Now, months ahead of a new compilation of the group’s work being released, a new take on a Beatles classic quickly becomes a bestseller in America.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Hawks social media team jumped into the fray by sharing a compilation video that highlighted Young scoring as Beverley played defense.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Hecklers Choice is the second best-of compilation of Pavement’s career, arriving 15 years after their 2010 collection Quarantine the Past.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
Based on a manga, the action-fantasy show has around since 2019 and spread its rollout across four seasons and a handful of theatrical releases (both original films and episode compilations).
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Hawks social media team jumped into the fray by sharing a compilation video that highlighted Young scoring as Beverley played defense.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Hecklers Choice is the second best-of compilation of Pavement’s career, arriving 15 years after their 2010 collection Quarantine the Past.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
Based on a manga, the action-fantasy show has around since 2019 and spread its rollout across four seasons and a handful of theatrical releases (both original films and episode compilations).
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compilation
anthology
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Still, Murder House is the brilliant anthology that convinced us to keep coming back, even after that hunger later regressed into a false hope that newer seasons could satisfy the same craving.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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The anthology series’ second installment is inspired by Dissection of a Murder, the debut legal thriller novel by Jo Murray.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Compilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compilation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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