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
Cox said the state was compiling more forensic evidence and more information would be released when the state files charges against Robinson on Tuesday.
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Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Several right-wing activists have also begun compiling their own lists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Performance measures for this provision include compiling and publishing information relevant to the business community, such as a business directory and community guide, and working in cooperation with the city to update an information pamphlet in time for the 2028 Olympics.
—Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
After a slow-moving process of compiling state unemployment data, the agency releases an additional revision teasing out accurate findings.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Outside the Jeoffry section, the poem celebrates goats, wine, the King of Sardinia, the Postmaster General, and on and unpredictably on, compiling one of the more eccentric inventories of creation.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Lisa Phillips, who was taken to Epstein’s private island as a young model, said Wednesday that in the absence of official disclosures, his victims are compiling their own informal list of Epstein associates.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Avery finished the first half with 15 carries for 130 yards and three touchdowns and the one catch for 42 yards — compiling 172 total yards of offense.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Regulatory teams spend months compiling tens of thousands of pages for electronic submissions.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Several right-wing activists have also begun compiling their own lists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Performance measures for this provision include compiling and publishing information relevant to the business community, such as a business directory and community guide, and working in cooperation with the city to update an information pamphlet in time for the 2028 Olympics.
—Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
After a slow-moving process of compiling state unemployment data, the agency releases an additional revision teasing out accurate findings.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Outside the Jeoffry section, the poem celebrates goats, wine, the King of Sardinia, the Postmaster General, and on and unpredictably on, compiling one of the more eccentric inventories of creation.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Lisa Phillips, who was taken to Epstein’s private island as a young model, said Wednesday that in the absence of official disclosures, his victims are compiling their own informal list of Epstein associates.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Avery finished the first half with 15 carries for 130 yards and three touchdowns and the one catch for 42 yards — compiling 172 total yards of offense.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Regulatory teams spend months compiling tens of thousands of pages for electronic submissions.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compiling
collecting
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Fox News Digital witnessed investigators collecting a surveillance camera from the side of a home on a street adjacent to the campus.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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One multi-year project includes collecting core samples from glaciers to measure snow accumulation, the main contributor to glacial growth.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Compiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compiling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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