compilation
noun
also -ˌpī-\
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Synonyms
album, anthology, collectanea, compendium, florilegium, miscellany, reader
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The music adds gravitas to this home-video compilation, setting the scene for the family drama about to unfold. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Music Experts Explain Why the Succession Theme Song Is So Memorable," 30 Aug. 2019 The vast majority of disclosures to congressional committees under section 6103(f) consist of statistical studies, compilations, and other data products . . . — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, "Mnuchin appears to be first treasury secretary to intervene in Congress’s request for private tax returns, memo says," 18 July 2019 The following is a compilation of accounts from the missing girl’s friends, family members and law enforcement officers gleaned from dozens of local news stories over the span of decades. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Colorado cold cases: 14-year-old Idaho Springs girl vanished on Aug. 16, in 1983," 16 Aug. 2019 This is a compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network. — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, "Israel won’t let them in," 15 Aug. 2019 The song became a staple of low-rider oldies compilations. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, "The Extreme Highs and Lows of Cuco’s Début Album, “Para Mí”," 26 July 2019 Last month, researchers with the Plain View Project released a compilation of troubling posts made by public safety officers. — Jacey Fortin, New York Times, "Two Police Officers Are Fired Over Facebook Post Saying Ocasio-Cortez ‘Needs a Round’," 22 July 2019 To Ford, the advantages of using compilations of predictive models, satellite imagery, and drone information has never been more important in the U.S. than it's been this year. — Anne Sraders, Fortune, "Land O’Lakes CEO: Big Data Is Helping Farmers Deal With Climate Swings," 16 July 2019 Indeed, making mixtapes—stitching together songs from one’s home stereo, to make a new compilation—became a distinctly modern activity. — Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, "The Walkman’s Invention 40 Years Ago Launched a Cultural Revolution," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'compilation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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