COLLATES Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

collates

verb

present tense third-person singular of collate

as in compiles

to bring together and put in order The research was collated from different sources into a single volume.

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Recent Examples of collates And the new Personalized Intelligence update collates data across the lot. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Munro pointed to changes made at BBC Arabic, including overhauling its Press Review item — which collates media reporting from the Middle East — and bolstering editorial leadership and accountability at the service. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025 However, an odds tracker that collates data from about two dozen bookmakers places him second behind the favorite, Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025

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The film compiles archival TV footage, radio soundbites and newspaper clippings from coverage of the 1995 competition.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The editor then compiles the footage to be ready for the audience to watch the next day to record their reactions.

— Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

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All-wing approach The Z4 replaces much of the traditional tube-and-wing layout with a broad airframe that combines the fuselage and lifting surfaces.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Part ballerina, part pump, the style combines the gamine energy of your favorite flats with the limb-elongating power of a classic heel.

— Christina Holevas, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026