as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
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Recent Examples of medley
The Oscars love a medley inspired by a cinema classic film.
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025
The boys of ’90s country got their due elsewhere in the night, with a Blake Shelton/Clint Black/Trace Adkins medley of three-decade-old hits.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Reba McEntire will perform a medley of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn classics.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The finished product has a medley of textures: al dente veggies, bouncy noodles, and tender meatballs.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2025
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025
The boys of ’90s country got their due elsewhere in the night, with a Blake Shelton/Clint Black/Trace Adkins medley of three-decade-old hits.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Reba McEntire will perform a medley of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn classics.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The finished product has a medley of textures: al dente veggies, bouncy noodles, and tender meatballs.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medley
Noun
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Guests can feast like a Viking and enjoy a savory menu featuring a variety of meats, fish, sandwiches and more, along with a collection of meads and ciders.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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There are single or double-breasted jackets with wide or narrow lapels and fancy buttons, and white shirts in a variety of styles.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the time, her designs pushed the limits and got left out of assortments.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Texas Department of Public Safety last year identified an assortment of tattoos connected to Tren de Aragua, many relatively common: stars on the shoulder, royal crowns, firearms, trains, dice, roses, tigers and jaguars.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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These articles and practices align with Self’s idea of collage as representative of selfhood and that humans exist in multiple dimensions.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Mar. 2025
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The collage of photos showed Chloe asleep, the couple on the red carpet and the basketball court as well as the national champion on vacation.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medley. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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