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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Guidance As mentioned, Salesforce's third-quarter outlook came in slightly worse than expected, according to estimates compiled by FactSet.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Oasis Drops a Complete Box Set The band recently released The Complete Studio Album Collection, a box set that compiles all seven of its studio full-lengths.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Here's a list of some possible viewing locations compiled by The Arizona Republic, a USA TODAY Network publication.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Oasis Drops a Complete Box Set The band recently released The Complete Studio Album Collection, a box set that compiles all seven of its studio full-lengths.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Here's a list of some possible viewing locations compiled by The Arizona Republic, a USA TODAY Network publication.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Economists and others familiar with how the jobs numbers are collected have expressed confidence that Labor Department procedures will keep the data are safe from political interference.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Like other Wisconsin Lottery games, the winner has 180 days from the draw date to collect their winnings.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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