plural medleys
1
: a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
a medley of show tunes
2
: a diverse assortment or mixture
3
archaic
: melee
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
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- 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 medley in a Sentence
Noun
a medley of show tunes
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
Recent Examples on the Web
Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
And Sammy Hagar, Brooks & Dunn and Lainey Wilson paid tribute to the late Toby Keith with a medley of some of his biggest hits.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2024
Their Final Four weekend concert wasn't part of that tour, freeing the brothers to set aside the nine-song medleys and let the setlist breathe a little.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
Each gummy contains not just 25 mg of CBD, but also a whole medley of other cannabinoids.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Except for one medley, all of the songs were performed in full.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
This recipe combines this colorful medley with eggs in a muffin tin for an easy, make-ahead breakfast or snack.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Out on the buzzing concourse ahead of showtime, the long merch-booth lines were a medley of tiaras and crop tops, sequined skirts and a whole bunch of purple — Rodrigo’s signature color.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2024
She was also nominated for international artist of the year at the event, and took the stage to close the show with a blowout medley performance of her biggest hits.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
In a medley performance featuring Brandy and 21 Savage, the Nigerian musician became the first Afrobeats artist to take the stage.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
The rest of the evening’s medley sets included performances from Def Squad, and Reggae medley with Doug E. Fresh, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Fabolous, Styles P, Ja Rule, a special 50 year wrap-up from Mad Skillz, and dance round up from the best dance crazes in music history.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 June 2023
Although Pioneer had only one individual winner — Gabriel Sanchez-Burks won the 50 and 100 freestyle (20.19 and 45.25) — the team defended its title with depth, winning all three relays (1:33.73 in the medley, 1:25.95 in the 200 free and 3:07.96 in the 400 free).
—Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2023
Sacred Heart won all three relays — 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle — with Crush anchoring the first and last.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2023
The Texans were led by their girls medley team, which reached the championship final and placed eighth, and Megan Lewis, who took seventh in the 500 free and ninth for the B final victory in the 200 free.
—Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2020
Spring Woods sends all six relays to regionals, led by the fifth-place medley boys team of Samuel Jennings, Hewry Schmidt, Jacob Jennings and Clayton Richard.
—Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
Hunter will have back the GMC third team 200 medley team of Owen Pelzer, Kevin LaGrange, Jakob Eichhorn and Aidan Flanigan.
—Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 8 Dec. 2017
Noun
Serve it with a bitter green salad or simple medley of fresh herbs lightly dressed in a mustard vinaigrette.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
And Sammy Hagar, Brooks & Dunn and Lainey Wilson paid tribute to the late Toby Keith with a medley of some of his biggest hits.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2024
Their Final Four weekend concert wasn't part of that tour, freeing the brothers to set aside the nine-song medleys and let the setlist breathe a little.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
Each gummy contains not just 25 mg of CBD, but also a whole medley of other cannabinoids.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Except for one medley, all of the songs were performed in full.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
This recipe combines this colorful medley with eggs in a muffin tin for an easy, make-ahead breakfast or snack.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Out on the buzzing concourse ahead of showtime, the long merch-booth lines were a medley of tiaras and crop tops, sequined skirts and a whole bunch of purple — Rodrigo’s signature color.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2024
She was also nominated for international artist of the year at the event, and took the stage to close the show with a blowout medley performance of her biggest hits.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Don't miss the medley performance at Mojave on Sunday.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
In a medley performance featuring Brandy and 21 Savage, the Nigerian musician became the first Afrobeats artist to take the stage.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
The rest of the evening’s medley sets included performances from Def Squad, and Reggae medley with Doug E. Fresh, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Fabolous, Styles P, Ja Rule, a special 50 year wrap-up from Mad Skillz, and dance round up from the best dance crazes in music history.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 June 2023
Although Pioneer had only one individual winner — Gabriel Sanchez-Burks won the 50 and 100 freestyle (20.19 and 45.25) — the team defended its title with depth, winning all three relays (1:33.73 in the medley, 1:25.95 in the 200 free and 3:07.96 in the 400 free).
—Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2023
Sacred Heart won all three relays — 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle — with Crush anchoring the first and last.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2023
The Texans were led by their girls medley team, which reached the championship final and placed eighth, and Megan Lewis, who took seventh in the 500 free and ninth for the B final victory in the 200 free.
—Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2020
Spring Woods sends all six relays to regionals, led by the fifth-place medley boys team of Samuel Jennings, Hewry Schmidt, Jacob Jennings and Clayton Richard.
—Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
Hunter will have back the GMC third team 200 medley team of Owen Pelzer, Kevin LaGrange, Jakob Eichhorn and Aidan Flanigan.
—Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 8 Dec. 2017
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