compiles

present tense third-person singular of compile
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 Both numbers appear in an April 2026 FEDS Note from the Federal Reserve Board, which compiles three separate federal instruments and reports what each found. — Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Revisions are a normal part of the process when BLS compiles the report each month. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 The film compiles archival TV footage, radio soundbites and newspaper clippings from coverage of the 1995 competition. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The editor then compiles the footage to be ready for the audience to watch the next day to record their reactions. — Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 The Shel Talmy Recordings compiles songs the titular producer, known for his work with the Who and the Kinks, made with the late singer in 1965, when Bowie was still going by Davie Jones. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026 Field said the state compiles a list every five years of communities with more than 1,000 residents and an affordable housing stock of less than 10%. — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 New York does have an exceptional amount of power available for computing, with the 5th-highest maximum power load, according to Aterio, which compiles data on data centers and other big, power-intensive projects. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Best for lifetime access PocketGuard automatically detects your recurring payments and compiles them on a single dashboard. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 24 June 2026
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collects
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  • Dual-arm robots handle parcels around a conveyor and fold clothing on a work surface, while a humanoid moves through a furnished environment and collects laundry.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Contacts Backup collects your contacts but doesn’t store them in your My Avira dashboard.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Compiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compiles. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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