collating

present participle of collate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of collating Three centuries later, the librarians of Alexandria took charge of the text, collating competing versions, marking doubtful lines, imposing a measure of order on the teeming verses. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 Kanal was instrumental in collating over 500 artifacts. — Leena Tailor, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026 Some part of their job is analyzing data and synthesizing and collating information, something that large language models are very good at. — Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 Booking platforms have been collating user data to create more effective suggestions for travelers stuck in transit or in ticket planning limbo. — Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026 Similarly, since even earlier—2008—ICE has been collating and analyzing huge quantities of data in support of its enforcement mission. — Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026 They were led by Jason Ignacio White, the former head of Noma’s fermentation lab, who has been collating allegations of abuse by Redzepi on his Instagram and website. — Sam Peters, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026 Remember, in a threat landscape powered by AI, productivity is enhanced and collating this data is easy. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collating
Verb
  • The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is compiling data now, Battle said.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Flores was the head coach of the Dolphins from 2019 to 2021, compiling a 24-25 record.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Bookkeeping is the process of recording and organizing your business's day-to-day financial activity.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Union Syndicale Lycéenne, one of the high school student unions involved in organizing the demonstrations, suggested a much larger turnout of 450,000 people across the country.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Coroner’s officials have issued a new image, created by combining a forensic sketch and post-mortem photographs using artificial intelligence.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The company will look at the emerging role of AI in dubbing and how hybrid workflows combining technology and human expertise could support the localization of content for international markets.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

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

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