as in anthology
a collection of writings
the poet bound a compilation of her best work into a single volume
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Otherwise, the federal government has suspended all data compilation and releases until the fiscal impasse in Washington is settled.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
All of the participants were taking part in the UK Biobank project, a massive compilation of medical data from half a million volunteers.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
The Duchess of Sussex later shared a compilation of videos and pictures from the tournament on her Instagram Stories.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Thus began a search for other gravestone recipes, and eventually this book, a moving compilation of the recipes that defined lives and dinner tables.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
All of the participants were taking part in the UK Biobank project, a massive compilation of medical data from half a million volunteers.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
The Duchess of Sussex later shared a compilation of videos and pictures from the tournament on her Instagram Stories.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Thus began a search for other gravestone recipes, and eventually this book, a moving compilation of the recipes that defined lives and dinner tables.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compilation
anthology
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The anthology drama débuted in 2011, and its creator, Charlie Brooker, quickly established his interest in the promise and perils of artificial intelligence.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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As Screen Rant reported in 2019, Carpenter and Hill originally planned the Halloween franchise films to be an anthology of standalone movies that took place on Halloween night, and the creators felt Michael's arc ended in Halloween II.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Compilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compilation. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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