as in to compile
to bring together and put in order
The research was collated from different sources into a single volume.
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Recent Examples of collate
Pair your phone to the device, and the app can collate results from multiple tests to build a more robust distribution curve.
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
Beyond the sweaty feeling of having your bank accounts reviewed, the process of assembling all that paperwork is tedious — there are account numbers to redact, potentially hundreds of pages of financial information to collate, reference letters to collect, and many, many forms to fill out.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
The cherry blossom quotes were collated by travel blogger Nina Ahmedow, who writes at Lemony and Luggage.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Clinicians, on the other hand, can use Zori to collate large volumes of data from not just one patient’s medical tests, but over 10,000 members across several years.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
Beyond the sweaty feeling of having your bank accounts reviewed, the process of assembling all that paperwork is tedious — there are account numbers to redact, potentially hundreds of pages of financial information to collate, reference letters to collect, and many, many forms to fill out.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
The cherry blossom quotes were collated by travel blogger Nina Ahmedow, who writes at Lemony and Luggage.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Clinicians, on the other hand, can use Zori to collate large volumes of data from not just one patient’s medical tests, but over 10,000 members across several years.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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New vaccination maps reveal outbreak risks New county-level data compiled from state health agencies show vaccination rates across the country are dipping at the same time measles cases are surging.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lovers of Napa Cabernet Sauvignons will be pleased to know that the team has compiled an extensive list from AVAs up and down the valley.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
2 Oct. 2025
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The jump in homeless youth represents a rising number of Cincinnati families who face unstable housing situations, said Rico Blackman, director of organizing at the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Church member Greg Mikat was shot three times, according to the GoFundMe his sister has organized, sustaining injuries to his leg and chest and remains hospitalized, after confronting the gunman.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The answer against Florida and Missouri was McConkey, who had his two best games of the year, combining for 13 catches and 230 yards.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In this case, the ACIP guidance formalizes an existing recommendation, which is designed to reduce a very rare, slightly elevated risk of seizures when the two shots are combined into a single injection.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ensure inactive files are archived to lower-cost storage while remaining visible and easily restorable by end users. 4.—
Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed brain samples from more than 600 people whose data was archived in the Penn Medicine Brain Bank.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Collate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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