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
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.
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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
Consumer Reports compiles the annual report card based on road tests, owner reports, new and used car reliability, owner satisfaction and maintenance and repair costs and road tests more than 200 new vehicles annually.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Homeownership out of reach for many households While the gap has been slightly shrinking, homes remain out of reach for middle-market buyers nationwide, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which compiles housing market data for the Federal Reserve System.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025
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
Consumer Reports compiles the annual report card based on road tests, owner reports, new and used car reliability, owner satisfaction and maintenance and repair costs and road tests more than 200 new vehicles annually.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Homeownership out of reach for many households While the gap has been slightly shrinking, homes remain out of reach for middle-market buyers nationwide, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which compiles housing market data for the Federal Reserve System.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compiles
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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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