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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Social Security benefits become taxable if your overall combined annual income exceeds $25,000 for individuals or $32,000 for married couples filing jointly.
From MarketWatch
The 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025 are more than twice the attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.
From Los Angeles Times
According to the United Nations, peatlands cover just 3% of the earth's land surface but store more carbon than all the world's forests combined.
From BBC
However, a fresh analysis of the gravitational wave event GW200105 revealed that this system was still traveling on an oval shaped path shortly before the two objects combined.
From Science Daily
That lack of variety, combined with the time taken to set up a box-kick, makes them stick in the mind.
From BBC
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