mélange

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of mélange The Manner’s Sloane Bar set the stage for Marc Jacobs’ post-show extravaganza, with a fashionable melange of models fresh from the runway at the New York Public Library, drag queens, nightlife impresarios, and friends of the brands enjoying one of the bar’s specialty martinis in the moody space. Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025 To that liturgical point, the headgear is a magnificent melange of an Uzbek Karakul cap, an Eastern Orthodox bishop’s flat-topped mitre, and some ancient Persian polo headgear. Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Studio Central's full-size brick buildings are a melange of the architectural styles found on Hollywood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard in California with a hint of New York City. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 After gatherings that seemed like a melange of Business Roundtable mixer, U.N. General Assembly and the congressional gym, the seat of his new government moves north. Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025 Advertisement By any measure, the immediate future of Syria will be an unstable and potentially violent melange of competing groups, intense jockeying for power and settling of scores. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024 Travel in June for the St. Kitts Music Festival, an annual three-day fete that brings local artists together with international stars representing a melange of genres, from R&B and soul to soca and calypso. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024 The video, funded by the Trump campaign, features a melange of Latin-ish stuff, like Cuban musical motifs and Mexican folk dancers. Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 The film follows the fate of the planet Arrakis—and its supply of melange, a unique spice and the most valuable substance in the universe—which rests in the hands of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), the untested son of a powerful duke. Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mélange
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.
    David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Deep dive Getty Images; photo collage NPR Enrollment in online college is becoming an increasingly popular option.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The iPhone 15 Pro is available here in a variety of colors and prices in Renewed Premium condition.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Choose from a variety of seasonal hues, including baby pink, light green, and lavender.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Mélange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9lange. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!