as in anthologies
a collection of writings
the poet bound a compilation of her best work into a single volume
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Recent Examples of compilations
Based on a manga, the action-fantasy show has around since 2019 and spread its rollout across four seasons and a handful of theatrical releases (both original films and episode compilations).
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
For prompting strategies to invoke personas, see my compilations at the link here and the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In total, that franchise currently includes a five-year manga cycle, a four-season television series, and several other original films and feature-length compilations.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The comedian and Hot Rod star has publicly dunked on Frisbee for years, to the point where there are multiple YouTube compilations dedicated to his intense hatred for the pup.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Ronaldo and Zidane have become so adored based upon, say, that goal against Compostela or that Champions League winner against Bayer Leverkusen — and various compilations — that there’s actually no rational analysis about their careers.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Take how the internet mocks millennial cringe compilations, tallying the ways 30-somethings are un-cool.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The cartoonist’s handiwork remains apparent in reruns of his original work in daily newspapers, in book compilations of his comics, and in TV specials based on his art.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
As both Eurythmics compilations soar, three of Annie Lennox’s projects are also back on the same chart, perhaps spurred on by No Good Deed as well.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
For prompting strategies to invoke personas, see my compilations at the link here and the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In total, that franchise currently includes a five-year manga cycle, a four-season television series, and several other original films and feature-length compilations.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The comedian and Hot Rod star has publicly dunked on Frisbee for years, to the point where there are multiple YouTube compilations dedicated to his intense hatred for the pup.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Ronaldo and Zidane have become so adored based upon, say, that goal against Compostela or that Champions League winner against Bayer Leverkusen — and various compilations — that there’s actually no rational analysis about their careers.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Take how the internet mocks millennial cringe compilations, tallying the ways 30-somethings are un-cool.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The cartoonist’s handiwork remains apparent in reruns of his original work in daily newspapers, in book compilations of his comics, and in TV specials based on his art.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
As both Eurythmics compilations soar, three of Annie Lennox’s projects are also back on the same chart, perhaps spurred on by No Good Deed as well.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compilations
Noun
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Like most anthologies, horror or otherwise, they can be hit or miss, though just about every one of the individual segments in the franchise is good for a scare or at least a laugh.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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There are bookshelves teeming with dog-eared paperbacks, imposing hardbacks, critical anthologies, story collections, art books; my writer is also a reader, and a voracious one at that.—
Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Scientist Roger Payne had discovered that whales could sing in the late 1960s, and their voices soon appeared on record albums and throughout popular culture.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Sha Na Na's appearance at Woodstock jump-started a career that included several albums and their own eponymous variety show in 1977, per NYT.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Compilations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compilations. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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