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 California Governor's Race Candidate Guide compiles more than 20 hours of interviews with top-polling candidates and presents them in a side-by-side, issue-by-issue format.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Doug McLennan, editor in chief of ArtsJournal, which compiles articles about arts and culture, estimated that between 2000 and 2008, nearly 80% of arts journalists and critics were laid off.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
The San Francisco court has the third-highest number of asylum cases in the nation after New York and Miami, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which compiles government data.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
According to Grinding the Mocks, which compiles mock drafts across the country, Miami’s Francis Mauigoa is the only tackle projected in the top-10.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Amid the sweltering heat and almost menacingly lush greenery, Louise compiles an exquisite taxonomy of local types.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
The firm compiles public voter records from states and previously gave them to the clearinghouse to match with student information.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
The publication, which released the annual list on Tuesday, compiles the top programs based on a combination of statistics and peer assessments.
—Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
Okland was found by an employee of the development company after she was shot inside a model home, according to a summary of the case published by Iowa Cold Cases, a nonprofit organization that compiles information on unsolved killings.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Richard Ramos, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Doug McLennan, editor in chief of ArtsJournal, which compiles articles about arts and culture, estimated that between 2000 and 2008, nearly 80% of arts journalists and critics were laid off.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
The San Francisco court has the third-highest number of asylum cases in the nation after New York and Miami, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which compiles government data.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
According to Grinding the Mocks, which compiles mock drafts across the country, Miami’s Francis Mauigoa is the only tackle projected in the top-10.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Amid the sweltering heat and almost menacingly lush greenery, Louise compiles an exquisite taxonomy of local types.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
The firm compiles public voter records from states and previously gave them to the clearinghouse to match with student information.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
The publication, which released the annual list on Tuesday, compiles the top programs based on a combination of statistics and peer assessments.
—Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
Okland was found by an employee of the development company after she was shot inside a model home, according to a summary of the case published by Iowa Cold Cases, a nonprofit organization that compiles information on unsolved killings.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compiles
collects
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New groups participating this year included the Lifelong Learning Institute from Waubonsie Community College and the SAYv Animal organization as well as Furnish Forward, a not-for-profit that collects furniture and provides it to people who can’t afford to furnish their homes.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Water that collects there will slowly soak back into the landscape over a 24- to 36-hour period.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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