compend

Definition of compendnext

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Noun
  • The photography compendium spans 60 pages, and includes pictures from nine photography students.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • The idea was then taken up by other Scottish scholars, including James Frazer, whose widely read compendium The Golden Bough (1890) attempted to establish cross-cultural parallels in mythology.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • That, plus a picture of Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, remains its best abridgment.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board candidates who are suing the Shelby County Election Commission over term abridgment had a win in court recently.
    Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
  • The page will include a progress summary with a breakdown of different aspects of the plan and their levels of completion, as well as a table of contents for viewers to navigate different elements of the plan.
    Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Beyond Meat trades as BYND, a minimalist Silicon Valley-style abbreviation that mirrors the company’s futuristic branding.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Toni is an abbreviation of her baptismal name, Anthony.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.
    Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Nestled between an introduction section and an ending, Zhang found a familiar pattern: exposition, development and recapitulation.
    Stella Mayerhoff, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Sideris said Duke was the first utility to require such curtailments from hyperscalers to get them onto the grid more quickly.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • India is already rationing LNG supplies, according to a note S&P Global Energy shared with CNBC, which said power generation, refining, and petrochemicals are lower-priority sectors and therefore more exposed to curtailments.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Stress-relieving travel can also slow the shortening of telomeres, one of the indicators of biological age.
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 29 May 2026
  • Once in place, attackers are prevented from pivoting freely from segment to segment, thereby containing potential attacks, shortening mitigation timelines and lowering financial impact.
    Jaushin Lee, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • The guiding image of my process was not an outline, but the ball pit found at indoor playgrounds, beloved by children and feared by adults who carry hand sanitizer just for such activities.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • The book outline sits untouched for months.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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“Compend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compend. Accessed 31 May. 2026.

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