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
Booking platforms have been collating user data to create more effective suggestions for travelers stuck in transit or in ticket planning limbo.
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Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Minnesota's high school graduation rate in 2025 was the highest in state history, according to data collated by the state's department of education.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Similarly, since even earlier—2008—ICE has been collating and analyzing huge quantities of data in support of its enforcement mission.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Photographs captured by Steve McQueen as part of his popular ‘Bounty’ exhibition series have been collated and adapted into a new book collection to be published this month by MACK.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Minnesota's high school graduation rate in 2025 was the highest in state history, according to data collated by the state's department of education.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Similarly, since even earlier—2008—ICE has been collating and analyzing huge quantities of data in support of its enforcement mission.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Photographs captured by Steve McQueen as part of his popular ‘Bounty’ exhibition series have been collated and adapted into a new book collection to be published this month by MACK.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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In his last three years with the program, Vizakis was crucial in helping the Warriors compile a 38-1 record, resulting in two Super Bowl championships.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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In her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The organizing body is the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in association with the Taipei Computer Association (TCA).—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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First class Etihad Apartments; Singapore Suites; combing first class on Airbus A380s on all the major Gulf airlines in a single trip; combining six different airline first class products in a single round trip.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Until Lopez’s blast, Texas A&M right-hander Clayton Freshcorn had slowed down a USC offense that had scored 48 runs combined while winning three consecutive games out of the losers’ bracket, including 14 on Sunday night against Texas A&M (41-16), to force the winner-take-all final.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The account mentioned in the Bee’s report seems to have removed those videos, but others have archived some of them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Now, a new study has found a surprising place where their secret lives can be archived: the shells on their backs.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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“Collate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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