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 Organizers of the Fresno State event invited candidates who have earned at least an average of 3% in recent polls compiled by RealClearPolitics. —

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 To analyze individual features of the site known as 906, CNN compiled more than 50 snapshots from different phases of the facility’s construction into a 3D model. —

Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 The belief was mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History (77 ce) and also appears in the Geoponica, a Byzantine collection compiled under Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in the 10th century ce. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026 Here's a list of some possible viewing locations compiled by The Arizona Republic, a USA TODAY Network publication. —

Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compile

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Rose had collected art her whole life, cared a lot about her paintings, and was disturbed, obviously, by this fact that wasn’t a fact.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Eighty minutes in, yellow card already in his pocket and a one-game suspension already looming, Wilfried Zaha collected a Pep Biel pass in stride and buried it into the far corner.

— Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026