combined 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of combinednext
as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group a combined effort on the part of all of the members

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combined

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verb

past tense of combine
1
as in fused
to come together to form a single unit the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole

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2
as in mixed
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout combine the sugar and flour in a bowl

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Recent Examples of combined
Adjective
The basics The combined company will have about 37 million customers and more than 100,000 employees. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026 In my view, extending the commitment to five years would provide greater stability for exhibitors and strengthen the position that the combined company intends to make a sustained investment in theatrical films. — Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 During the first quarter of 2026, the platform processed more than $633 billion in combined spot and perpetual futures volume, over six times its total during the second quarter of 2024, according to investment manager VanEck. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 If completed, the combined generation capacity will almost match that of an APR1400 nuclear reactor, which produces 1,400 megawatts. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 New front and rear drive units give the GV90 a combined 657 hp (490 kW) and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm), split 322 hp (240 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm) front and 335 hp (250 kW) and 332 lb-ft (450 Nm) rear. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 The 11-day Freedom Shield is part of an annual combined training with troops from South Korea and the United States. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 Chris Winfrey, Charter president and CEO, will continue to lead the combined company and serve on its board. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 The combined company’s services are available to more than 70 million homes and businesses across 45 states, according to Charter. — City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela have combined to add more than 1 million barrels per day of extra production. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Amihere was a perfect 7 of 7 from the field, Janelle Salaun and Tip Hayes scored 23 combined and the Valkyries bench accounted for 51 points. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Roigard and Jordan, playing their first match on tour, combined to score beside the right corner flag. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 Jupiter’s gravity, combined with gravitational interactions involving the other large Galilean moons, repeatedly flexes Io’s interior and generates heat. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 Those three have combined to play 3,186 career snaps on defense. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Collaborating with Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic, the team has developed high-definition panels combined with physical characters. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026 Ewers has probably thrown more interceptions in training camp by himself than Willis and third-team quarterback Cam Miller have combined. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combined
  1. collective
  2. fused
  3. mixed
  4. joint
  5. connected
  6. integrated
  7. collaborative
  8. united
Adjective
  • Two wildfires have burned a collective 900 acres in Miami-Dade County, according to the Florida Forest Service.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Internal Champions Are The Primary Deployment Mechanism​ As important as advances in technology are, people ultimately have to make the collective decisions that result in systemic changes in clinical practices.
    — Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of collective
Verb
  • The phrase fused long-standing claims that alligators preferred Black flesh with newer stories of Black children being used to attract the reptiles.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The newborn arrived so early that the outer layer of her skin didn’t fully develop, and her eyes were fused closed at birth.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fused
Verb
  • The amount of blood required to make the medium would be fairly small, the recent Chinese study found, and was probably mixed with blood from at least two species of herbivorous animals.
    — Mike McRae August 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Reviews on the app are mixed, with some users complaining that the app frequently freezes or fails to update and others citing positive experiences.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixed
Adjective
  • The Cowboys prefer their top players get their preseason work in their joint practices.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The family’s attorneys said their experts are prepared to conduct a joint examination with law enforcement as early as this week.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of joint
Verb
  • Spiritually, it is connected with the Yankees, who use their history as part of their brand to a greater extent than any other team in baseball.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • When leaders systematically create conditions in which people feel valued and connected to the mission, the result can be a stronger, more engaged organization.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • In defense, Lockheed Martin integrated additive manufacturing into production for a GMLRS antenna assembly test unit.
    — Rich Garrity, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Lucas and his collaborators integrated this symmetry into Liu’s effective field theory in 2024.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of integrated
Adjective
  • The novel engine will reportedly power cruise missiles, collaborative combat-type aircraft, and other uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVS).
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For the show’s second go-around, Jones said Alba and Mathis were looking for partners that were more collaborative and able to executive the best possible idea.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborative
Verb
  • Yet these subjects are often united by a kind of nostalgia—or more precisely, the kind of nostalgia induced by pop culture artifacts.
    — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Her five siblings, citing a tag-along provision and majority vote, are united in selling, while Jeanie references a 2017 court ruling requiring co-trustee approval.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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