as in compilation
a collection of writings
an anthology of American short stories
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Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.
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Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
In addition, The Pitt won best casting for a drama series, The Studio took home best casting in a comedy series and Adolescence won best casting for a limited or anthology series or movie.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The Sons of Anarchy veteran, who is set to play infamous killer Ed Gein in the upcoming Season 3 of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology, is also in talks to play Lizzie Borden’s father Andrew Jackson Borden in Season 4, Variety reports.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
Jarmusch has explored the anthology format before, and there are structural similarities between this film and his previous, far more uneven attempts.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
In addition, The Pitt won best casting for a drama series, The Studio took home best casting in a comedy series and Adolescence won best casting for a limited or anthology series or movie.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The Sons of Anarchy veteran, who is set to play infamous killer Ed Gein in the upcoming Season 3 of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology, is also in talks to play Lizzie Borden’s father Andrew Jackson Borden in Season 4, Variety reports.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
Jarmusch has explored the anthology format before, and there are structural similarities between this film and his previous, far more uneven attempts.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthology
compilation
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Other names in the compilation of messages were attorney Alan Dershowitz and Epstein’s mother, Pauline Stolofsky Epstein.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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The revision, a routine step in the compilation of government labor statistics, assesses monthly survey estimates alongside state unemployment data.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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