as in anthology
a collection of writings
the poet bound a compilation of her best work into a single volume
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Oscilloscope’s annual CatVideoFest — literally a compilation of online cat videos playing in theaters — has slowly but steadily approached $1 million at the box office and has often cracked the Top 20.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
The president did not offer a turnkey compilation solution, the obvious one being giving the whole shooting match to ServiceNow and letting CEO Bill McDermott handle it.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The video was part of a roughly 45-minute compilation of clips from the terror attack that Israel showed to world leaders, diplomats, and journalists but did not release publicly.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
The president did not offer a turnkey compilation solution, the obvious one being giving the whole shooting match to ServiceNow and letting CEO Bill McDermott handle it.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The video was part of a roughly 45-minute compilation of clips from the terror attack that Israel showed to world leaders, diplomats, and journalists but did not release publicly.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compilation
anthology
Noun
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Farrell and costar Cristin Milioti are both nominated for their performances in limited/anthology series categories.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The new film is a spiritual sequel to Basu’s 2007 film Life In A Metro, which was also an anthology focusing on human relationships amid city life.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Compilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compilation. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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