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
- combinedly adverb
- combinedness noun
- semicombined adjective
- uncombined adjective
- well-combined adjective
Etymology
Origin of combined
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; combine + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Together, the quarterbacks of these top four teams have won a combined zero career playoff games.
The headlines from Venezuela and Iran alone, much less combined, used to be the sort of thing that sent crude prices skyrocketing.
This combined approach made it possible to capture details that are usually missing for these faint objects.
From Science Daily
In addition to well known pathogenic variants such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, the study also evaluated smaller DNA changes that can be combined into a polygenic risk score.
From Science Daily
Effective obesity care, they argue, must be combined with broader public health efforts, such as improving diet quality, reducing food insecurity, and creating healthier urban environments.
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