compends

plural of compend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compends
Noun
  • One of football betting’s favourite abbreviations and the concept is refreshingly uncomplicated.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Look for the following abbreviations in plant catalogs and on labels when selecting varieties.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Any new boxed set in the series of Beach Boys compendiums that have been released sequentially over the years has been highly anticipated by hardcore fans.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Dozens of Dilbert books were published over 30 years, including anniversary compendiums and humorous self-help guides, like 1998’s The Joy of Work.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Speaking of data, the system can also sync with an Apple Watch to display session summaries that include statistics like duration, shot count and calories burned.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 June 2026
  • Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Using a common fighter fleet simplifies logistics by reducing the need for separate maintenance systems, spare parts inventories and specialised training programmes.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • European allies and Canada scoured their inventories to see what could be offered should one of them come under attack.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The giant birthday card also featured the girls' signatures and outlines of their footprints in white paint.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 21 June 2026
  • Throw in high steal rates the past two seasons in a solid conference, solid defensive work overall, plus-rebounding for his position and his ability to get free points in transition, and the outlines of a role-playing wing are there.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Check out the full lineup below, with all synopses provided by the festival.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
  • See full details, including Denver Film synopses and each show’s openers, below.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Check back for morning-after recaps of weekday episodes and a Monday roundup of the weekend’s shenanigans.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • The roundup below recaps top stories readers should know.
    Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The New York Times first reported Tuesday that two COVID vaccine papers and abstracts of studies on a shingles vaccine were blocked by FDA officials.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 May 2026
  • In addition, the Times learned that FDA officials did not allow agency scientists to submit two abstracts for studies on Shingrix, a shingles vaccine, to a major drug safety conference.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
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“Compends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compends. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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