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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BMW and Volkswagen have both already cut their guidance for the year as sluggish demand combined with cut-throat competition from Chinese local rivals such as BYD and Xiaomi have eaten into profits.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
He said to look at our combined finances and spending before deciding anything.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
They combined these measurements with other chemical markers left behind by organisms living in open water, allowing them to reconstruct Arctic ice conditions thousands of years in the past.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Currently, Anthropic has more cash on hand than Meta and Google combined.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Buck learned easily, and under the combined tuition of his two mates and François made remarkable progress.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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