combined
Americanadjective
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made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.
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taken as a whole or considered together; in the aggregate.
outselling all other brands combined.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of combined
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; combine + -ed 2
Explanation
Something combined is the result of one or more things added together. The combined voices of a crowd are louder than one voice. To combine things is to put them together, like combining a shirt and pants or mixing ingredients together to make a cake. If two people pool their money, the combined amount will be greater. If two countries are allies in a war, their combined forces will be stronger than their individual forces. This word is the opposite of individual or singular; combined things act together.
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Five of the top six places have gone to clubs not in the traditional six in the past three years - the same as the previous eight years combined.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Atlanta-based Inspire was formed in 2018 when Arby’s combined with Buffalo Wild Wings as part of a strategy to win consumers across a range of dining occasions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
For married couples filing jointly, Social Security benefits generally aren’t federally taxable if combined income is $32,000 or less.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In China, higher crude prices -- combined with "protracted uncertainty and structural headwinds" -- led the IMF to slightly downgrade its July projection for the country's annual growth to 4.5 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
He was ever fearful of what lay in the shadows, and that ever-present dread, combined with his constant tilting at windmills, exhausted him.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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