as in compilation
a collection of writings
an anthology of American short stories
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Crowley later played the romantic interest of Lloyd Bridges on the 1975-76 CBS cop drama Joe Forrester, which emanated from an episode of the anthology series Police Story, and recurred as Emily Fallmont during the sixth season of the ABC primetime soap Dynasty in 1986.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
And with a smart — but tricky — format, Falconer’s film literally works on multiple levels, thanks to her choice to build it as an anthology.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2025
The first season has received four Emmy nominations — best lead actor in a limited or anthology series (Gyllenhaal), best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series (Bill Camp & Peter Sarsgaard), and best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series (Ruth Negga).
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
Farrell and costar Cristin Milioti are both nominated for their performances in limited/anthology series categories.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
And with a smart — but tricky — format, Falconer’s film literally works on multiple levels, thanks to her choice to build it as an anthology.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2025
The first season has received four Emmy nominations — best lead actor in a limited or anthology series (Gyllenhaal), best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series (Bill Camp & Peter Sarsgaard), and best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series (Ruth Negga).
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
Farrell and costar Cristin Milioti are both nominated for their performances in limited/anthology series categories.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthology
compilation
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For prompting strategies to invoke personas, see my compilations at the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Each individual character spawns their own stan following, fancam edits, out-of-context YouTube compilations, and more.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Anthology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anthology. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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