as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a mélange of outfits for her workouts at the gym
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Recent Examples of mélange
The farmers—many barefoot, carrying a melange of machetes, spears, and old guns—lay in wait.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
Interiors are a melange of gold, blue, and ivory, oranges, and coral accents that echo the colours of the sun, sea, and sand.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
Yet Smith ran it back with the same lineup game over game, eschewing the now available scoring punch and creativity of Andrei Kuzmenko or any other adjustments to his Game 1 melange.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
The result is a melange of sometimes disparate flavors picked up from two very different types of casks that exists in harmony instead of fighting for dominance.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mélange
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
Interiors are a melange of gold, blue, and ivory, oranges, and coral accents that echo the colours of the sun, sea, and sand.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
Yet Smith ran it back with the same lineup game over game, eschewing the now available scoring punch and creativity of Andrei Kuzmenko or any other adjustments to his Game 1 melange.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
The result is a melange of sometimes disparate flavors picked up from two very different types of casks that exists in harmony instead of fighting for dominance.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mélange
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mélange
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And for more of a medley, consider three different colorways to line a midcentury-modern lap pool.
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D’Angelo’s children introduced the medley, which was set against a backdrop of floor to ceiling windows looking out on a starry sky.
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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General interest in collage, crafting and pottery is also rising.
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The posts all linked to an official press release on the restaurant's website, which included a lengthy artist's statement that detailed how the large, rectangular collage came together.
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The principal grape varieties in this region are Plavac Mali (red) and Pošip (white).
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Bagel lovers can pick from classic varieties like sesame, cinnamon raisin, blueberry and poppy seed.
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“Mélange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9lange. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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