compile
verb
com·pile
kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l 
compiled; compiling
1
: to compose out of materials from other documents
compile a statistical chart
2
: to collect and edit into a volume
compile a book of poems
3
: to build up gradually
compiled a record of four wins and two losses
4
: to run (something, such as a program) through a compiler
Examples of compile in a Sentence
He compiled a book of poems.
She compiled a list of names.
They took the best submissions and compiled them in a single issue of the magazine.
We compiled our findings in the report.
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The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from May 25 through June 7 and 381 inspections.
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The center analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to compile a list of rural hospitals at the highest risk of financial distress, broken down by state and congressional district.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 12 June 2025
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Tom Brown, Wired News, 14 June 2025
And decision-making is more seamless because agentic systems provide full transparency through real-time reporting, eliminating the need to compile data across disparate systems.
—Pradeep Govindasamy, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from May 25 through June 7 and 381 inspections.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
The center analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to compile a list of rural hospitals at the highest risk of financial distress, broken down by state and congressional district.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 12 June 2025
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compile
verb
com·pile
kəm-ˈpīl
compiled; compiling
1
: to collect into a volume or list
compile a book of poems
2
: to put together in a new form out of materials from other books or documents
compile a history of India
3
: to translate (as a computer program) with a compiler
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