1
: the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
2
a
: a literary, musical, or artistic composite (see composite entry 2 sense 1) of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements
b
: a composite picture made by combining several separate pictures
3
: a heterogeneous mixture : jumble
a montage of emotions
a montage of sounds
Synonyms
Noun
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of montage in a Sentence
Noun
a photographer who often uses montage in her pictures
my memories of the childhood trip are a montage of the sights, smells, and sounds of India
Recent Examples on the Web
Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
There are training montages woven in and around it, as well as some intimate time between Boutella’s angsty ex-soldier-turned-savior and Michiel Huisman’s handsome farmboy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
On Instagram, her former bandmates paid homage to Posh, aka the quintet’s fashionable one, with a video montage of her in her pop-star era.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
But during a two-act concert that included 29 compositions and two hours and five minutes of music (not including the montages and a 20-minute intermission), Bocelli seemed determined to make this evening equally memorable.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2024
As a montage of flashback photos featuring Janet since childhood flickered by, the central screen rose to reveal the superstar standing immobile on the circular stage wrapped in a purple hooded cloak.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 3, the Hairspray star posted a sweet video montage of Ella decorating her birthday cake on her special day.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Those clips, unlike the one that showed Moreno, remained in the version of the montage that was shown before the next two games.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Like Andrew himself, once the interview is over, Thirsk thinks everything has gone smoothly, that is until the avalanche of mockery from social media breaks once the interview is broadcast, revealed in a triumphalist montage.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2024
From that welcome jolt, the relationship jumps to an awkward morning after and then a getting-to-know-you montage, complete with walks on the beach.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2022
The first two episodes, on COVID-19 and the Trump Presidency, ricochet from story to montage to interview to speculation.
—The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
The residences will be similar to Montage Residences.
—Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2017
Noun
Rodriguez announced her pregnancy via Instagram Rodriguez announced her pregnancy in a sweet montage of herself and her husband on Instagram.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
There are training montages woven in and around it, as well as some intimate time between Boutella’s angsty ex-soldier-turned-savior and Michiel Huisman’s handsome farmboy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
On Instagram, her former bandmates paid homage to Posh, aka the quintet’s fashionable one, with a video montage of her in her pop-star era.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
But during a two-act concert that included 29 compositions and two hours and five minutes of music (not including the montages and a 20-minute intermission), Bocelli seemed determined to make this evening equally memorable.
—Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2024
As a montage of flashback photos featuring Janet since childhood flickered by, the central screen rose to reveal the superstar standing immobile on the circular stage wrapped in a purple hooded cloak.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, April 3, the Hairspray star posted a sweet video montage of Ella decorating her birthday cake on her special day.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Those clips, unlike the one that showed Moreno, remained in the version of the montage that was shown before the next two games.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Like Andrew himself, once the interview is over, Thirsk thinks everything has gone smoothly, that is until the avalanche of mockery from social media breaks once the interview is broadcast, revealed in a triumphalist montage.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Verb
Among them were a video montaging victims of state violence that placed Anne Frank alongside the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2024
From that welcome jolt, the relationship jumps to an awkward morning after and then a getting-to-know-you montage, complete with walks on the beach.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2022
The first two episodes, on COVID-19 and the Trump Presidency, ricochet from story to montage to interview to speculation.
—The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
The residences will be similar to Montage Residences.
—Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2017
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“Montage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/montage. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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