as in anthology
a collection of writings
the poet bound a compilation of her best work into a single volume
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Recent Examples of compilation
This team will go down as one of the most beloved compilations of talent in the city’s history.
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
The video compilation featured highlights from the couple's three decades together, including clips from All My Children and Live With Kelly and Mark, snapshots from the red carpet, and home videos of the proud parents with their children.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 13 June 2026
The two wealth compilations in these pages—Taiwan’s 50 Richest and Japan’s 50 Richest—are teeming with entrepreneurs who grabbed the AI opportunity and are riding high on that wave.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
What do the band Quicksand, the hardcore compilation This is Boston, Not LA, and John Coltrane have in common?
—Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
The video compilation featured highlights from the couple's three decades together, including clips from All My Children and Live With Kelly and Mark, snapshots from the red carpet, and home videos of the proud parents with their children.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 13 June 2026
The two wealth compilations in these pages—Taiwan’s 50 Richest and Japan’s 50 Richest—are teeming with entrepreneurs who grabbed the AI opportunity and are riding high on that wave.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
What do the band Quicksand, the hardcore compilation This is Boston, Not LA, and John Coltrane have in common?
—Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
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anthology
Noun
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The limited or anthology series field slipped to 31 from 33.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Not exactly anthology but hardly contiguous narrative, Koosha’s film works best as a kind of dispatch from a troubled moment, giving us human snippets to understand what can be an abstract violence.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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“Compilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compilation. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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