as in collecting
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 compiling
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
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Gary Trust, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
Photographer Morris Lum traveled across North America’s Chinatowns, compiling a living archive of migration patterns, diasporic trends and gentrification.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Or was the report merely compiling existing information and disclaiming accuracy of its opinions?
—Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The ghost ship of Harpswell had been the privateer Dash, which had been lost at sea after compiling its remarkable record.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Following a 52-14 loss to Notre Dame in Week 5, the Arkansas Razorbacks fired longtime coach Sam Pittman midway through his sixth season after compiling a 32-34 record — a performance unlikely to keep you employed long in the SEC.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The size of the task of compiling a comprehensive dictionary…has now grown far beyond what a single individual could hope to achieve in a lifetime.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The indications are strong that Melvin could be out after compiling a 161-163 record in two seasons.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The senior came up big for Santa Clara last week, compiling 32 saves, including 20 against Los Gatos.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Gary Trust, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
Photographer Morris Lum traveled across North America’s Chinatowns, compiling a living archive of migration patterns, diasporic trends and gentrification.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Or was the report merely compiling existing information and disclaiming accuracy of its opinions?
—Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The ghost ship of Harpswell had been the privateer Dash, which had been lost at sea after compiling its remarkable record.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Following a 52-14 loss to Notre Dame in Week 5, the Arkansas Razorbacks fired longtime coach Sam Pittman midway through his sixth season after compiling a 32-34 record — a performance unlikely to keep you employed long in the SEC.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The size of the task of compiling a comprehensive dictionary…has now grown far beyond what a single individual could hope to achieve in a lifetime.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The indications are strong that Melvin could be out after compiling a 161-163 record in two seasons.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The senior came up big for Santa Clara last week, compiling 32 saves, including 20 against Los Gatos.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compiling
collecting
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If spouses are collecting, married at least a year and the same age, but one spouse’s benefit is less than half the other’s, then that spouse should claim spousal benefits instead.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Police learned that for at least a decade, Ed had been collecting human body parts and using them to fashion furniture, masks and even clothing around his home.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Compiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compiling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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