anthology
noun
an·thol·o·gy
an-ˈthä-lə-jē 
plural anthologies
1
: a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
an anthology of American poetry
2
: assortment
… an anthology of threadbare clichés of … bistro cuisine …—
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Examples of anthology in a Sentence
an anthology of American poetry
The band will be releasing an anthology of their earlier albums.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Ali Wong-Steven Yeun went on to win five Primetime Emmy Awards in January, including the top kudo for limited or anthology series.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The actress appeared in Lionsgate’s 2023 action title The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and can be seen in Kinds of Kindness, Searchlight’s forthcoming anthology feature from director Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) that also stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
As the title suggests, the anthology series follows a different person's dating history each season — season one stars Anna Kendrick and season two stars William Jackson Harper — from their first relationship to their last.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
As with any slasher series — or, in this case, anthology — some installments are better than others.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
His version is on the superb Ace Records anthology Come Together: Black America Sings the Beatles.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024
Jude’s cynical social perceptions and teasing sympathy toward strivers like Angela and her common-man subjects surpass the efforts of all his clueless filmmaking contemporaries, such as Wes Anderson, who packs whimsy into his Roald Dahl anthology only to create solipsistic distraction.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2024
Weiss and Benioff created the wildly popular Game of Thrones, and Woo’s writing credits include HBO’s Southern Gothic vampire fantasia, True Blood, and AMC’s short lived but acclaimed anthology, The Terror.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
While he was originally offered the role of straight man Marty Hart in the anthology series, McConaughey was rightfully drawn to Rust Cohle, the equally talented and troubled detective.
—Jeff Labrecque, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The actress appeared in Lionsgate’s 2023 action title The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and can be seen in Kinds of Kindness, Searchlight’s forthcoming anthology feature from director Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) that also stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
As the title suggests, the anthology series follows a different person's dating history each season — season one stars Anna Kendrick and season two stars William Jackson Harper — from their first relationship to their last.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
As with any slasher series — or, in this case, anthology — some installments are better than others.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
His version is on the superb Ace Records anthology Come Together: Black America Sings the Beatles.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024
Jude’s cynical social perceptions and teasing sympathy toward strivers like Angela and her common-man subjects surpass the efforts of all his clueless filmmaking contemporaries, such as Wes Anderson, who packs whimsy into his Roald Dahl anthology only to create solipsistic distraction.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2024
Weiss and Benioff created the wildly popular Game of Thrones, and Woo’s writing credits include HBO’s Southern Gothic vampire fantasia, True Blood, and AMC’s short lived but acclaimed anthology, The Terror.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
While he was originally offered the role of straight man Marty Hart in the anthology series, McConaughey was rightfully drawn to Rust Cohle, the equally talented and troubled detective.
—Jeff Labrecque, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
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anthology
noun
an·thol·o·gy
an-ˈthäl-ə-jē
plural anthologies
: a collection of literary pieces
anthologist
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