compile
verb (used with object)
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
has compiled
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present perfectof compile (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The firm has compiled a list of industries that are light on physical assets and it terms as having “shallow moats,” or, in other words, are at risk of being replaced by AI.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Friends of Prefab, a Pasadena-based volunteer organization formed as a forum for Altadena fire victims, has compiled a photo gallery of prefab offerings from 33 firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Since 2020, the Public Prosecutor's Office has compiled complaints against 67 lawmakers for allegedly committing some 700 crimes, most of them related to corruption.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
This is illustrated in the chart above, which plots data from Jay Ritter, a University of Florida finance professor who has compiled the premier academic database of U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
In view of this want, Jabez Jenkins has compiled an admirable little two-and-a-half-inch square English 'Lexicon of all except familiar words, including the principal scientific and technical terms, and foreign moneys, weights, and measures.'
From The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
