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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Now, the question is, how capable will the GAN or the simulation be, at compiling original content for us?
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 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
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2025
Weather forecasting company Tideschart looked at data between 1642 through 2024 and looked at which beaches had the most shark attacks, with beaches in Florida compiling 9 out of the 10 slots.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Corso has made 430 mascot headgear selections all-time, compiling a 286-144 record.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 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
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2025
Weather forecasting company Tideschart looked at data between 1642 through 2024 and looked at which beaches had the most shark attacks, with beaches in Florida compiling 9 out of the 10 slots.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Corso has made 430 mascot headgear selections all-time, compiling a 286-144 record.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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collecting
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Davis enjoyed his most success in NASCAR's Truck Series, collecting 24 victories in five seasons --15 by Johnny Benson, 9 by Mike Skinner and 1 by Scott Speed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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When officials begin collecting the fees, the money will go to the US Treasury Department’s general fund.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Compiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compiling. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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