Thesaurus results for COMPENDIUM

compendium

noun

kəm-ˈpen-dē-əm

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 The largest of these books, a twenty-five-foot-long, fifty-four-page compendium, provides a sweeping and decidedly asynchronous mapping of the artist’s interlocking body of work. —

Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 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 Any new boxed set in the series of Beach Boys compendiums that have been released sequentially over the years has been highly anticipated by hardcore fans. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compendium

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Noun

The compilation of letters is worth $2 million.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Apr. 2026
On its 30th anniversary year – and with ‘90s nostalgia at full tilt – the compilation is also a snapshot of a unique cohesion between film and record companies.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026