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.
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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 believe this testing, combined with ongoing feedback from the Hy3 model, will provide valuable data for Tencent’s next model iteration,” they note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A deal would bolster the combined group's net profit to over 16 billion euros by 2029, compared to 9.3 billion euros for Intesa last year.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The study also found that finerenone reduced the combined risk of kidney failure, worsening CKD, heart failure, or cardiovascular death by 23%.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
King, who scored one point during the game, quipped afterward, “I’ll always remember this as the night that Michael Jordan and I combined to score 70 points.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
When combined with the collaborative character of the drafting process, it becomes virtually impossible to tell where one voice ends and another begins.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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