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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
Sutskever, who was on the board, also compiled a memo detailing allegations against Greg, and Greg was removed from his position as chairman of the board (but allowed to stay on as president). — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026 With all that in mind, THR has compiled a look at some of the more unusual-sounding films unspooling at PÖFF 2026 below. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026 Before a program can run, the code people write in a programming language such as Python has to be translated, or compiled, into binary, a sequence of 1’s and 0’s that actually tells the computer what to do. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026 After the release of the Pentagon Papers, which was a secret history of the Vietnam War compiled by figures in the Johnson administration, Richard Nixon is enraged. — Dustin Desoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026 But again, there is no evidence this is happening in any widespread fashion, and the lists of potential vote scofflaws compiled by the government have been shown to be error-ridden. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 The report was compiled from interviews conducted by the Committee staff, survivor accounts, FBI records and documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 How that list would be compiled, and by whom, and under what criteria, was left unclear. — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 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
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
  • Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • State health officials collected samples from retail stores in the Sacramento area.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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