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 Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 6 July 2025 Those basics can be found in this Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advisory, compiled with the assistance of the FBI, covering the tactics, techniques and procedures used by the Scattered Spider threat group. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025 Mike Yastrzemski compiled three hits; Willy Adames did the same with an RBI. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025 In March, Miami-Dade County commissioners delayed choosing a site for an incinerator and approved compiling a report on a range of options for trash disposal, including zero-waste initiatives and landfilling. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for compile
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collect
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  • In both cases, the outfit collects its second top 10 hit.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Gifting pieces from her collection to museums and cultural institutions has become paramount to Goff, whose shopping turned into collecting, then preservation.
    Andrea Bossi, Essence, 8 July 2025

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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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