as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a combined effort on the part of all of the members
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as in fused
to come together to form a single unit
the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
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as in merged
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
combine the sugar and flour in a bowl
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Recent Examples of combined
Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
There are two games on Wednesday — Liberty-UTEP and Missouri State-Middle Tennessee, with a combined CUSA record of 0-4.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The combined political and military pressure signals a readiness to intensify Washington’s confrontation with Caracas.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Specifically for Social Security, projections indicate that the retirement trust fund will be depleted in late 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausting their reserves by 2034.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
According to the company, the combined portfolio of NBCU and Versant will collectively reach 286 million consumers in 2026.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
For reference, Harrell and Loftis completed a combined four passes of 20 or more air yards through four games.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
The combined data increased the robot’s success rate on a pick-and-place task from just 5% to nearly 80%, coming close to the performance achieved with 200 human demonstrations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
This season in five games, Jones has one sack and seven combined tackles.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In a cruel irony, the chaos of homelessness that forces people to prioritize survival, combined with health conditions such as physical disabilities, dementia or serious mental illness, often collude to prevent patients from engaging with the very systems that could end their homelessness.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
What’s more, Dolphins defensive tackles have combined for just three tackles for loss in five games (two by Sieler).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
By that date, according to the IEA, America’s data centers will use more electricity than the production of aluminum, steel, chemicals, and all other energy-intensive manufacturing combined.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Schneider handed the ball from reliever to reliever, and the eight bullpen arms combined for just two runs allowed over nine innings.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The Bulldogs were able to fluster Sam Leavitt and Joey Aguilar, two high-level quarterbacks who combined to go 34-of-63 with just two touchdowns and four interceptions against them.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
The Mercury trio of Bonner, Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper combined for 66 of their team’s 88 points on Wednesday; Bonner came off the bench to score a team-leading 25 points.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Later, a labor shortage, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and resulting disruption of oil markets combined to keep prices climbing still higher.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The combined vaccine has been extensively studied and consistently shown to provoke an immune response comparable to what’s seen when the individual vaccines are given separately, and without raising the risk of serious side effects.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
There are two games on Wednesday — Liberty-UTEP and Missouri State-Middle Tennessee, with a combined CUSA record of 0-4.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The combined political and military pressure signals a readiness to intensify Washington’s confrontation with Caracas.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Specifically for Social Security, projections indicate that the retirement trust fund will be depleted in late 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausting their reserves by 2034.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
According to the company, the combined portfolio of NBCU and Versant will collectively reach 286 million consumers in 2026.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
For reference, Harrell and Loftis completed a combined four passes of 20 or more air yards through four games.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
The combined data increased the robot’s success rate on a pick-and-place task from just 5% to nearly 80%, coming close to the performance achieved with 200 human demonstrations.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
This season in five games, Jones has one sack and seven combined tackles.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
When asked about his top five rappers, dead or alive, Thug listed 2Pac, Drake, Wale and Big Sean (combined as one), Kanye West, and Lil Wayne.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In a cruel irony, the chaos of homelessness that forces people to prioritize survival, combined with health conditions such as physical disabilities, dementia or serious mental illness, often collude to prevent patients from engaging with the very systems that could end their homelessness.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
What’s more, Dolphins defensive tackles have combined for just three tackles for loss in five games (two by Sieler).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
By that date, according to the IEA, America’s data centers will use more electricity than the production of aluminum, steel, chemicals, and all other energy-intensive manufacturing combined.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Schneider handed the ball from reliever to reliever, and the eight bullpen arms combined for just two runs allowed over nine innings.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The Bulldogs were able to fluster Sam Leavitt and Joey Aguilar, two high-level quarterbacks who combined to go 34-of-63 with just two touchdowns and four interceptions against them.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
The Mercury trio of Bonner, Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper combined for 66 of their team’s 88 points on Wednesday; Bonner came off the bench to score a team-leading 25 points.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Later, a labor shortage, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and resulting disruption of oil markets combined to keep prices climbing still higher.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combined
Adjective
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One bad manager or leader can, in but a few months, undermine a team with decades of collective service to the organization.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The concept of community immunity depends on collective participation.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So began a campaign that fused blunt political messaging with bighearted moving images—a sensibility not unlike that of Nair’s films.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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This fused the two together, creating the unstoppable Chainsaw Man.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Free Press acquisition comes after Paramount Global and Skydance Media merged in August, creating the standalone entertainment company known simply as Paramount.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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That firm merged in 1980 with Maslansky/Koenigsberg and subsequently with BNC — the PR firm formed by Howard Bragman, Mike Nyman and Brad Cafarelli.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On Wednesday evening, North Carolina and Belichick released a joint statement to shut down rumors that the program was getting set to move on from the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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The deal supports a joint industrial framework helping Ukraine build its own defense production capacity.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Through his work, Strachan examines histories often overlooked in mainstream narratives, particularly those connected to the Black diaspora, encouraging viewers to reconsider which histories are celebrated and how they are represented.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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When women sign on to the male gaze Although the concept of the male gaze originally came from film and has expanded to television, art and literature, it is deeply connected to finance, Joyrich said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Igor Thiago got his feet mixed up and had to readjust.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Earle-Sears campaign has also released an online attack ad featuring Spanberger praising Jones in the past mixed in with reports about the text messages.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Develop a collaborative group presentation that proposes alternative language and frameworks for understanding historical illness.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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That competitive bent melded into a collaborative effort once the season started, and Shanahan, Saleh and the rest of the coaching staff are a big reason the 49ers are 4-1.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The opposition parties are not united to vote for someone else, Matsuzawa added.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Our family is, and always has been, united in love and respect for one another.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Combined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combined. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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