as in collects
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 compiles
The trade association then shares that data with an outside consulting company, which compiles it into reports that FAMA provides only to its members, according to the lawsuit complaints.
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The Consumer Sentinel Network is managed by the FTC but compiles consumer complaints from various sources, including the AARP Fraud Watch Network, the Better Business Bureau and the Michigan Attorney General and other AGs across the country.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
As Visit Florida compiles its 2025 tourism figures, the agency's President and CEO Bryan Griffin and Carol Dover, the president and CEO of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, are setting up a meeting with Canadian officials.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The new album compiles 14 recordings from his 2024 world tour of the same name, swerving away from the rock and synth-pop of 2024's GAMMA back to driving four-on-the-floor.
—Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Indeed’s Best Jobs of 2026 list compiles the most in-demand positions that provide long-term security and the potential to earn six-figure salaries.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
But Petro has repeatedly defended his counternarcotics record, saying the methodology used to estimate drug output is flawed, a claim accepted by the United Nations office that compiles the reports.
—Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
An independent network of global scientists writes and compiles the research in the annual report, offering it some shelter from political winds.
—Barbara Moran, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
The annual list compiles the industry’s favorite screenplays that made the rounds in Hollywood without being produced.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2025
Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The Consumer Sentinel Network is managed by the FTC but compiles consumer complaints from various sources, including the AARP Fraud Watch Network, the Better Business Bureau and the Michigan Attorney General and other AGs across the country.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
As Visit Florida compiles its 2025 tourism figures, the agency's President and CEO Bryan Griffin and Carol Dover, the president and CEO of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, are setting up a meeting with Canadian officials.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The new album compiles 14 recordings from his 2024 world tour of the same name, swerving away from the rock and synth-pop of 2024's GAMMA back to driving four-on-the-floor.
—Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Indeed’s Best Jobs of 2026 list compiles the most in-demand positions that provide long-term security and the potential to earn six-figure salaries.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
But Petro has repeatedly defended his counternarcotics record, saying the methodology used to estimate drug output is flawed, a claim accepted by the United Nations office that compiles the reports.
—Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
An independent network of global scientists writes and compiles the research in the annual report, offering it some shelter from political winds.
—Barbara Moran, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
The annual list compiles the industry’s favorite screenplays that made the rounds in Hollywood without being produced.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compiles
collects
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According to BracketMatrix, which collects bracketology projections from over a dozen sites, TCU is an 11 seed in every projection that currently has the program in the field.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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An extremely low per-capita income-tax yield means the city collects far less income-tax revenue per resident than surrounding counties.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2026
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