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combined

/kəmˈbaɪnd/ adjective B1
  1. Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together. · The combined efforts of the emergency workers kept the river from going over its banks, barely.
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The dim light, the profound silence, and the gloomy thoughts inspired by the hour, and still more by her own conscience, all combined to produce a sensation of fear; the poisoner was terrified at the contemplation of her own work.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1005 · C1
I had often admired my friend’s courage, but never more than now, as he sat quietly checking off a series of incidents which must have combined to make up a day of horror.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 112 · B2
This malignant and terrible contortion, combined with the low forehead, blunt nose, and prognathous jaw gave the dead man a singularly simious and ape-like appearance, which was increased by his writhing, unnatural posture.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 29 · B2
The great national importance of the issue, the suspense in high quarters, the direct nature of the experiment which we were trying—all combined to work upon my nerve.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 34 · B2

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