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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Trump’s nominees — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — came directly from a list compiled by Leo.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 May 2025
There are a number of terms that appear in both this article and other online discussions of the Spelling Bee; a glossary of those terms compiled by Monicat, a Times reader, can be found below.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The report found that there were nearly 500,000 more home sellers in the market than buyers as of April, the largest gap between the two groups since Redfin began compiling the data in 2013.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
According to data compiled by Yelp, Culver's tops the list in both the Midwest and the South, while Shake Shack flexed its national appeal, leading in the Northeast and ranking in the top 5 in every other region.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 May 2025
There are a number of terms that appear in both this article and other online discussions of the Spelling Bee; a glossary of those terms compiled by Monicat, a Times reader, can be found below.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The report found that there were nearly 500,000 more home sellers in the market than buyers as of April, the largest gap between the two groups since Redfin began compiling the data in 2013.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
According to data compiled by Yelp, Culver's tops the list in both the Midwest and the South, while Shake Shack flexed its national appeal, leading in the Northeast and ranking in the top 5 in every other region.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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The number of people collecting unemployment checks climbed in mid-May to a fresh four-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Turn Small Talk Into Shared Problem-Solving Shift from collecting contacts to connecting dots.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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