Thesaurus results for COMPILE

compile

verb

kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l

as in to collect

to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list compiled the best short stories ever written into one fat book

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Recent Examples of compile The point of diversity theory is to both compile a list of species and capture the prevalence of each. —

Gideon Yoffe, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 The numbers from the report are compiled from citizenship renunciation records, overseas residency registrations and survey data tracking American interest in living overseas. —

Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. —

Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026 Expect about 35 items each week in our attempt to compile a list of 250. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for compile

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Layoff records tracked through Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) filings collected by USA TODAY show a downward trend since January, when over 400 notices totaled over 40,000 job cuts.

— Dian Zhang, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Wang Xiaogang, co-founder of the Chinese AI software company SenseTime and chairman of ACE Robotics, said his company is collecting a lot of human-centric data from factories, retailing and offices settings that could guide advanced robots to perform complicated functions.

— Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 6 June 2026