collates

present tense third-person singular of collate

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Recent Examples of collates Starting last October, hackers gained access to a system operated by the Defense Manpower Data Center, which collates Department of Defense personnel records. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collates
Verb
  • This independent organization compiles lists of needs for developing communities (think school supplies or clothing), and guests can bring these items from home to give to those in need.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Both numbers appear in an April 2026 FEDS Note from the Federal Reserve Board, which compiles three separate federal instruments and reports what each found.
    — Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her special talent was to make historic gardening techniques and designs accessible for the average gardener, championing the potager—which combines flowers with useful, edible plants—and creating gardens for Elton John and the then Prince of Wales.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The technology combines structured information from the patient’s intake with analysis of facial images.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Collates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collates. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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