as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
clearing out the jungle of boxes cluttering up the garage is her project for the weekend
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Recent Examples of jungle
Advertisement Malaria, yellow fever and other tropical diseases devastated a workforce already struggling with especially dangerous terrain and harsh working conditions in the jungle, eventually costing more than 20,000 lives by some estimates.
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Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Our correspondents showed both the toll of the violence and how everyday citizens are responding to it — from the streets of Kyiv to the hills above Beirut to the jungles of Myanmar.
—Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Pro: Stunning Natural Beauty With over 600 miles of coastline, Caribbean to the east, Pacific to the west, mountains, jungles, and even volcanoes, Costa Rica is a nature lover’s paradise.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Navarro points out that countries also still need to work together to create rapid diagnostics, properly investigate the role of vectors in jungle, rural, and urban areas, as well as fully understand the transmission cycle.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Our correspondents showed both the toll of the violence and how everyday citizens are responding to it — from the streets of Kyiv to the hills above Beirut to the jungles of Myanmar.
—Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Pro: Stunning Natural Beauty With over 600 miles of coastline, Caribbean to the east, Pacific to the west, mountains, jungles, and even volcanoes, Costa Rica is a nature lover’s paradise.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Navarro points out that countries also still need to work together to create rapid diagnostics, properly investigate the role of vectors in jungle, rural, and urban areas, as well as fully understand the transmission cycle.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jungle
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.—
Cathy Habas,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2024
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For more than 20 years scientists at California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have occasionally encountered this five-inch translucent creature with a bizarre medley of traits.—
Jude Coleman,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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The 50-year-old was in New York on January 16 to sing a medley of songs at the Club World Cup’s launch event for its trophy tour.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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These varieties produce drab-looking but tasty fruiting bodies called truffles, which mammals like dogs or boars will find by smell—then dig up and eat.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, subscription models allow guests to visit a variety of lounges around the world without splurging on first-class airfare.—
Pascal Bélanger,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Check in here: Runners will find a warm welcome at Corpo Santo Hotel, a property near the finish line that offers a marathon kit filled with an assortment of amenities, including water and energy bars along with a complimentary massage.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Oort Cloud Sam Walters is a journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, ecology, and evolution for Discover, along with an assortment of other topics.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
11 Jan. 2025
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Both of her great-grandmothers were painters; her father, Brian Simpson, is a smooth jazz pianist; and her mother, Beverley Simpson, is a collage artist.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The ensuing preview features a wild mash-up of visual styles, from trippy digital collage to dancing AI bubble people, photo montage, found footage, nature visuals and animation.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Jan. 2025
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Yet the sequel also arrived the year after the first election of Donald Trump, a figure seemingly drawn from Lynch’s menagerie of babbling weirdos.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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And in the yard, there's a small menagerie of armatures, wireframes that form the base of sculptures: A manatee, a cow, an elephant, even a bear riding a motorcycle.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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The overall feel is open and elegant with less clutter from buttons and levers.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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That is where the bureaucratic clutter cutting comes in, along with efforts to change at least parts of the spy agency’s culture.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jungle. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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