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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Canada The report on Canada was compiled by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
That includes weather data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from ocean buoys, balloons, aircraft and ships, as well as data from satellites that are built, launched and maintained by NASA.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 6 May 2025
The report was compiled in association with Sophia Institute Press, a traditionalist-leaning publishing house based in New Hampshire, and Cardinalis, a magazine based in Versailles, France.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
This includes using various state and federal databases to find, extract and compile data on costs related to the program, labor, healthcare, unemployment, welfare and other factors.
—Maya Miller, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
That includes weather data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from ocean buoys, balloons, aircraft and ships, as well as data from satellites that are built, launched and maintained by NASA.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 6 May 2025
The report was compiled in association with Sophia Institute Press, a traditionalist-leaning publishing house based in New Hampshire, and Cardinalis, a magazine based in Versailles, France.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
This includes using various state and federal databases to find, extract and compile data on costs related to the program, labor, healthcare, unemployment, welfare and other factors.
—Maya Miller, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Airlines are collecting billions of dollars annually from seat assignment fees.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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On the latter list — the most important for songs in the U.S. — Boone narrowly collects another top 40 win, breaking into that special region in last place.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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