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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Reports are more advanced data analysis tools that compile information about a highly specific aspect of your business or CRM activity.
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PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
Degrees in engineering, math and computers, and business and economics provide the largest annual return, according to data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2025
First Step taught Thomas how to compile a resume and put on his best face during an interview.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
One Arlington restaurant was temporarily closed and another failed in the city’s latest round of health inspections, according to city records compiled by the Star-Telegram.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
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PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
Degrees in engineering, math and computers, and business and economics provide the largest annual return, according to data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2025
First Step taught Thomas how to compile a resume and put on his best face during an interview.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
One Arlington restaurant was temporarily closed and another failed in the city’s latest round of health inspections, according to city records compiled by the Star-Telegram.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
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Sightings for the study were collected across an area extending from Queensland down to Tasmania and across to New Zealand’s South Island.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Given Brady’s love for collecting as well as his own treasure trove of personal items, the seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback jumped at the idea of working with Gray, his friend for more than a decade, to put the idea in motion.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Compile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compile. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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