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.
Example Sentences
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"It's not just four mayors who sit in Yorkshire, all our combined authorities are made up of those local authorities as well," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
On Thursday, Paramount received the Federal Communications Commission’s blessing to bring in Middle Eastern royal families as significant stakeholders of the combined company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sputnik Planitia is a vast glacier made largely of frozen nitrogen and is bigger than Texas and Oklahoma combined.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The Seeker variant, combined with the increased use of jet-powered Geran series is proving far more effective than previous models,” said Darren DelSignore, general manager at DroneSec.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The books used a “graded” curriculum with successively more complex songs and exercises, and combined author-composed songs in these books with folk and classical material.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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