as in to compile
to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list
anthologized an impressive array of essays championing freedom of the press
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Recent Examples of anthologize
After considering multiple options, including having the same ensemble return as new characters, the producers opted to anthologize the show, promising new stories and new casts with each season.
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Joshua Alston, Variety, 5 June 2023
Her essays have been anthologized in both Best American Food Writing and Best American Science and Nature Writing.
—Katy Kelleher, ELLE, 31 May 2023
Her fiction was anthologized in Tiny Crimes (Catapult, 2018).
—Hazlitt, 10 May 2023
Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing.
—Talia Buford, ProPublica, 5 May 2023
As oratory goes, this was unlikely to be anthologized.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
Though not a household name, Adams has been widely anthologized alongside the greats of the short story, such as John Cheever, Raymond Carver (Sklenicka’s previous subject), Joyce Carol Oates, and Lorrie Moore.
—Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 9 Jan. 2020
Secrets soon to be anthologized in the Best Teen Writing of 2010.
—Emi Nietfeld, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2019
Joshua Alston, Variety, 5 June 2023
Her essays have been anthologized in both Best American Food Writing and Best American Science and Nature Writing.
—Katy Kelleher, ELLE, 31 May 2023
Her fiction was anthologized in Tiny Crimes (Catapult, 2018).
—Hazlitt, 10 May 2023
Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing.
—Talia Buford, ProPublica, 5 May 2023
As oratory goes, this was unlikely to be anthologized.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2023
Though not a household name, Adams has been widely anthologized alongside the greats of the short story, such as John Cheever, Raymond Carver (Sklenicka’s previous subject), Joyce Carol Oates, and Lorrie Moore.
—Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 9 Jan. 2020
Secrets soon to be anthologized in the Best Teen Writing of 2010.
—Emi Nietfeld, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthologize
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The group’s data is compiled through field reports, local contacts and open-source materials, according to its website.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Catholic dioceses nationwide are seeing about a 38% rise in people preparing to enter the Church this Easter compared with last year, according to data compiled by Religion News Service.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rose had collected art her whole life, cared a lot about her paintings, and was disturbed, obviously, by this fact that wasn’t a fact.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Eighty minutes in, yellow card already in his pocket and a one-game suspension already looming, Wilfried Zaha collected a Pep Biel pass in stride and buried it into the far corner.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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