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 academy’s compendium of Complete Rules for the 98th Oscars runs 50 pages.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 July 2025
While not comprehensive, this compendium offers a fresh perspective on emerging initiatives helping shape the future of workforce development.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Emily Rose on balancing art, life Rose's album is a compendium of songs that dives into every aspect of balancing art and life alongside raising a child, from diapers to speaking sentences.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
This hefty compendium brings together two decades of dispatches from the road with correspondents like W. E. B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Alain Locke, Max Eastman, and Louise Bryant.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 July 2025
While not comprehensive, this compendium offers a fresh perspective on emerging initiatives helping shape the future of workforce development.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Emily Rose on balancing art, life Rose's album is a compendium of songs that dives into every aspect of balancing art and life alongside raising a child, from diapers to speaking sentences.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
This hefty compendium brings together two decades of dispatches from the road with correspondents like W. E. B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Alain Locke, Max Eastman, and Louise Bryant.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compendium
Noun
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Michael Jackson Returns to the Top 10 Jackson’s The Essential compilation rebounds into the top 10 on the Official Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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To catch up the general populace on what else he’s done over the decades, a new Siffre compilation will be released next month.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Following the success of 2022’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan returned for an even more provocative second season of the anthology series with Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Aug. 2025
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Black Mirror fans will soon be able to experience the dystopian world of their favorite satirical sci-fi anthology series in graphic-novel form, and publisher Twisted Comics is giving a free preview of what’s to come.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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