as in compilation
a collection of writings
a book entirely devoted to poodles—a compendium of writings by breeders, trainers, and others in love with the breed
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Recent Examples of compendium
Delicate rolls of cabbage, stuffed with a compendium of meats, rice, veggies, and grandma-level goodness, are absolutely certain to satisfy.
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Didier recommended Le Répertoire de la Cuisine, by Louis Saulnier, originally published in Paris in 1914, a compendium of more than 6,000 names and brief verbal recipes that sum up the state of fancy French cooking (now known as fancy Freedom cooking) 90 years ago.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday the world-famous dining compendium inducted a handful of restaurants that will appear in the statewide guide, slated to be published later this year.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Plus, this year’s compendium contains some information that past editions have not featured — new information that helps explain the speed-up in the rate of global warming in recent years.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Didier recommended Le Répertoire de la Cuisine, by Louis Saulnier, originally published in Paris in 1914, a compendium of more than 6,000 names and brief verbal recipes that sum up the state of fancy French cooking (now known as fancy Freedom cooking) 90 years ago.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday the world-famous dining compendium inducted a handful of restaurants that will appear in the statewide guide, slated to be published later this year.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Plus, this year’s compendium contains some information that past editions have not featured — new information that helps explain the speed-up in the rate of global warming in recent years.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compendium
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To demonstrate the issue during his public comment, Lamb held an iPad to the microphone and played a nearly minute-long compilation video he’d filmed of cars driving around the streets of Charlotte with popping and grating sounds.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Part of their recent funding came in the form of a compilation album produced by War Child Records.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Studying the history of the Winkie and Lord, Miller, and Muntadas’s video anthology offers us perhaps an alternative path out of our current critical doom loop.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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