combined

[kuhm-bahynd]

adjective

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

2. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of combined¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; combine + -ed ²

Example Sentences

When combined with breast, bowel and cervical screening it increased the number of cancers detected overall seven-fold.

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Sean Spiller, who until last month was president of the New Jersey Education Association, finished fifth in June’s Democratic primary despite outside spending on his campaign exceeding that of all the other candidates combined.

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Since the end of June, gold has become a bigger part of the combined foreign currency and gold reserves held by countries, estimated Deutsche Bank’s research analyst Michael Hsueh.

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“I’m going to go out on a limb and say that we got more laughs than all those films combined.”

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The currency market is positioned against sterling and any indication of a smaller funding gap combined with a preference for spending cuts in the autumn budget could strengthen sterling, she says.

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Related Words

• connected 
• mixed 
• united