as in compiling
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 collating
Remember, in a threat landscape powered by AI, productivity is enhanced and collating this data is easy.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collating
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The 21-year-old played 19 games with the IceHogs, compiling 10 points (two goals, eight assists).—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Other clients had identical claims in both groups and mistakenly believed the two firms that represented them were compiling the information into one claim, Thom said.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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And now the daughters and granddaughters of the Ladies Aid and League of Catholic Women’s groups are organizing food, shelter, and finances against stone-cold invaders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California has been organizing the Tết Festival for more than 40 years.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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The researchers achieved 61 percent accuracy with a single organoid but reached 83 percent when combining responses from an ensemble of three organoids.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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This would have involved combining several negatives, either by printing them together in a darkroom or cutting and pasting and then rephotographing them.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Collating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collating. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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