combined

[ kuhm-bahynd ]

/ kəmˈbaɪnd /

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adjective

made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.

taken as a whole or considered together; in the aggregate: outselling all other brands combined.

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Origin of combined

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at combine, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM combined

com·bined·ly

[kuhm-bahynd-lee, -bahy-nid-], /kəmˈbaɪnd li, -ˈbaɪ nɪd-/, adverbcom·bined·ness, nounsem·i·com·bined, adjectiveun·com·bined, adjective

well-com·bined, adjective

Words nearby combined

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How to use combined in a sentence

The combined cadet-midshipmen choir sings the song in about 75 seconds.
Mark Cuban had the right idea: It’s time to rethink how we use the national anthem|John Feinstein|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Together, Hextall and Burke have roughly a half-century of combined NHL front-office experience and have won two Stanley Cups.
Can The Pittsburgh Penguins Save Their Season?|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|February 11, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Add in the fact that Tampa Bay is playing at home, and that teams favored by three points or more in the Super Bowl are a combined 4-10 against the spread since 2002, and it’s time to take the points.
Super Bowl highlights: Bucs celebrate championship, Tom Brady wins MVP|Des Bieler, Mark Maske, Chuck Culpepper|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
Since day one, we wanted to design a mobile-first platform that could break into the masses and our combined experience building mass-market consumer products was very critical to launching Djamo.
YC-backed Djamo is building a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa|Tage Kene-Okafor|February 5, 2021|TechCrunch

Teams favored by three points or more in the Super Bowl are a combined 31-15 straight up but just 23-23-2 against the spread.
Take the Buccaneers and the points against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs|Neil Greenberg|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
But while the GoPro is impressive by itself, it has some serious wow factor when combined with a drone.
Why Every Home Needs a Drone This Holiday|Charlie Gilbert|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It's insane to see what the extreme version of that type of helpless anger combined with mental illness can create,” Cook wrote.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His approach on marriage, combined with solid conservative credentials, could offer up a model of the future of the GOP.
Now, Gay Marriage Is a GOP Problem|Marc Solomon|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chicago provides crime reporters and amateur scanner-chasers with more grit and brutality than they can handle combined.
Chicago’s Real-Life 'Nightcrawler'|Justin Glawe|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Has the United States really created more jobs under Obama than ‘every other advanced economy combined’?
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: November 9|PunditFact.com|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The friars were exceedingly wroth, and combined to defeat the Generalʼs efforts to come to an understanding with the rebels.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
We would classify these two departments in this way, though in the highest dramatic work elements of both phases are combined.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
It is combined with these consonant elements in order to invite it forward and bring it to a point (figuratively speaking).
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Martinez Camposʼ theme of “political action combined with military force” held no weight.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Whether this aptitude was combined with the sinuous cunning that is essentially Oriental Nigel did not know.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens