Thesaurus results for COMPILE

compile

verb

kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l

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 More early ballots have so far been cast in Republican-leaning districts where voters may be more inclined to vote against the redistricting measure, according to data compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project. —

Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 About that same time, Chinese scholars were compiling the Jiuzhang Suanshu, a mathematical treatise focused on solving practical problems with computation. —

Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 Across those six contests, Byfield has compiled five goals, nine points and +5 rating. —

Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026 The real estate roundup is compiled from news releases and written by Business Editor Samantha Gowen. —

Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compile

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collect

Verb

Each year, Heal the Bay collects trash from beaches and watersheds across Los Angeles County with the help of thousands of volunteers.

— CBS LA Staff, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Data broker websites collect and sell information pulled from public records, marketing databases and online activity.

— Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026