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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The winning records Brian Hoyer, Joe Flacco Only two quarterbacks in the past 27 years have started at least three games for the Browns and compiled a winning record.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Here's a list of some possible viewing locations compiled by The Arizona Republic, a USA TODAY Network publication.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The monthly jobs report, compiled and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is arguably the most critical piece of US economic data released each month.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
My planning is really just a lot of notes compiled in pencil in the back of my notebook.
—Emma Straub
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Here's a list of some possible viewing locations compiled by The Arizona Republic, a USA TODAY Network publication.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The monthly jobs report, compiled and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is arguably the most critical piece of US economic data released each month.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
My planning is really just a lot of notes compiled in pencil in the back of my notebook.
—Emma Straub
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers have promised that schools and local governments, which receive a large share of the sales tax revenue the state collects, will be held harmless by the shift.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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It's collected nine Assembly co-sponsors and four from the Senate but hasn't been brought to a committee, Brill said.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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