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a collection of writings
an anthology of American short stories
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Recent Examples of anthologies
Acuña contributed chapters in dozens of anthologies and scholarly texts and wrote numerous book reviews, several children’s books, scholarly articles and opinion pieces in academic journals, magazines, listservs and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.
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Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Consider pairing with a stack of hardcover design anthologies, a few playful Cabana magazines, or some dignified paperweights, like this from Abask.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Long the purview of classrooms and anthologies, the canon is now of interest to the state itself.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The pleasure, as with the unpredictable FX not-quite-anthologies Atlanta and Reservation Dogs, is in never knowing what each compact episode will bring.
—Judy Berman, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Jones’s recent work has appeared in Rattle, Hudson Review, New Verse Review, Salvation South, Tar River Poetry, and Southern Poetry Review, as well as in anthologies including Best American Erotic Poems (From 1800 to the Present).
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2026
DeWoskin's poems, essays, and articles have appeared in journals and anthologies including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Baffler, Ploughshares, and New Voices from the Academy of American Poets.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
The film follows filmmaker, cinematographer and VFX artist Martinez’s directorial work on anthologies V/H/S, V/H/S/Beyond and Southbound.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
As with all anthologies, some segments are better than others.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Consider pairing with a stack of hardcover design anthologies, a few playful Cabana magazines, or some dignified paperweights, like this from Abask.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Long the purview of classrooms and anthologies, the canon is now of interest to the state itself.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The pleasure, as with the unpredictable FX not-quite-anthologies Atlanta and Reservation Dogs, is in never knowing what each compact episode will bring.
—Judy Berman, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Jones’s recent work has appeared in Rattle, Hudson Review, New Verse Review, Salvation South, Tar River Poetry, and Southern Poetry Review, as well as in anthologies including Best American Erotic Poems (From 1800 to the Present).
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2026
DeWoskin's poems, essays, and articles have appeared in journals and anthologies including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Baffler, Ploughshares, and New Voices from the Academy of American Poets.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
The film follows filmmaker, cinematographer and VFX artist Martinez’s directorial work on anthologies V/H/S, V/H/S/Beyond and Southbound.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
As with all anthologies, some segments are better than others.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthologies
compilations
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In the early 2010s, Wijk and Crispin took to YouTube, where post-festival EDM compilations were beginning to take off thanks to the pyrotechnic montages being shared by events like Tomorrowland.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Later albums include Weird Revolution (2001) as well as several EP compilations and studio outtakes.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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