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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We combined fossil evidence with modern computational tools to reconstruct 320 million years of reptile skin bone evolution.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Matt Kennedy, a senior strategist at Renaissance Capital, said the SpaceX offering would dwarf Cerebras, as it is expected to raise more than every IPO combined in the last two years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
A sharp decline in the use of custody for children over the past two decades, combined with limited capacity in mental health inpatient beds, has created a bottleneck for children in crisis.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The launch and satellite businesses spent $8 billion combined in capex last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The ride to Malevolent’s castle combined at least three of Jack’s top ten least favorite things.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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