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
The new project, which coincided with the brand’s 50th anniversary, offered casual fans and true aficionados the opportunity to discover the Armani archives with an interactive online platform that collated and organized its collections.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
Some part of their job is analyzing data and synthesizing and collating information, something that large language models are very good at.
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Matthew Heimer,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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.
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Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
Some part of their job is analyzing data and synthesizing and collating information, something that large language models are very good at.
—
Matthew Heimer,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
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Mendoza compiled a 206-199 record overall with the Mets after replacing Buck Showalter.
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Their fix is to let the same model that does the reasoning also curate the knowledge, stored as human-readable notes and organized hierarchically with provenance and a lifecycle so stale plays decay rather than calcify.
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Where previous generations of artists organized themselves into schools, collectives, and cooperatives, their future counterparts will work alone or, if together, then polyphonously, their different voices kept distinctly identifiable, like family members at a Thanksgiving dinner discussion.
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The gel-cream combines hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, panthenol, and squalane to hydrate and soothe without feeling greasy.
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Speculation over the relationship between Brown and Tatum has been regularly a storyline in Boston, but the pair combined to lead the Celtics to a championship in 2024 and Brown was named Finals MVP.
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But, as archived by CalMatters’ Digital Democracy project, Ward described his intentions in a committee meeting in 2023.
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Letters, journals and manuscripts were assiduously collected, catalogued and archived by figures such as Lord Abinger whose collection is now in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, and Carl H. Pforzheimer whose collection is in the public library in New York.
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“Collate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collate. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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