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verb

past tense of compile
as in collected
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 compiled
Verb
My handwritten notes from that interview offer one of the clearest examples of how every detail and raw emotion is compiled over months and even years of reporting and used to set the scene in my books. — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 And even nontechnical employees have personal agents monitoring their email and calendars, sending to-do lists compiled from messages, and briefing them on the purpose of their upcoming meetings. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 After weeks of overhearing the outbursts, O'Connor and his wife compiled their own top 10 list of Torn's most memorable lines. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Tyler Hughes compiled 379 yards of total offense and scored four rushing touchdowns to lead Wyoming's 41-23 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The index is a weighted sum of six sub-indices that are derived from Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, PMI comments trackers and PMI commodity price and supply indicators that are compiled by S&P Global. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 By capturing these songs with old field recorders, Matsson gives them the feel of something compiled by Harry Smith. — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026 In the first five months of 2024, Bogotá received 3,951 medical tourists, Cali 3,331, and Medellín 2,170, with Cartagena and Barranquilla further back, according to figures compiled by Cali’s mayor’s office. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Waymo has reported 186 crashes in Los Angeles County this year, 219 in 2025 and 69 in 2024, according to data compiled by the California Autonomous Vehicle Crash Dashboard built by Raifman and his colleagues. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compiled
Adjective
  • This federated learning strategy, which allows the decentralized network of AI models to learn from aggregated data, could eventually scale across entire geographic regions or countries, Hellander explained.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The aggregated effect translates to about two to three additional local patents per year in the five years following a subsidy, rising to six to nine additional patents annually in the counties with the densest concentrations of firms.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Engineers use the physical measurements collected during core heating to test the accuracy of their mathematical reactor models.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The total revenue collected was $168,294 but the cost to the district was $731,323.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • If enough assets exist, both the outstanding principal and any allowable accrued interest may be paid before remaining assets are distributed to heirs.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The complaint claims that workers immediately lost their jobs, benefits, and access to company systems at that time, and were owed accrued vacation and sick pay.
    — ABC NEWS, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Caribbean-facing region of Quintana Roo has some of Mexico's busiest and most built-up beachfronts, but visitors looking for a more serene escape will love still-secret destinations like Mahahual.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

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“Compiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compiled. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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