as in to collect
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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Blame the ‘harvest time’ mentality by Nick Lichtenberg CEO Daily is compiled and edited by Joey Abrams and Jim Edwards.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025
Data compiled by Johns Hopkins Medicine found between 27 and 42 percent of adolescents have had body piercings.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from July 20 through July 26 and 146 inspections.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025
Data compiled by Johns Hopkins Medicine found between 27 and 42 percent of adolescents have had body piercings.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from July 20 through July 26 and 146 inspections.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2025
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Both fabrics collect dead skin, sweat, body oils, and bacteria quickly.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Aug. 2025
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Even in a best-case scenario, however, families likely will collect very little of the money they are owed.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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