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as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters
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as in compilation
a collection of writings
the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast
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Recent Examples of miscellany
Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
To our modern sensibilities, cabinets of curiosities may seem like random miscellanies lacking any real order.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Yet this long, obscure miscellany turned out to be a garland of little gems.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
To our modern sensibilities, cabinets of curiosities may seem like random miscellanies lacking any real order.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Yet this long, obscure miscellany turned out to be a garland of little gems.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscellany
Noun
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The area initially comprised an assortment of restaurants and shops that visitors passed through to get to the exit.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
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City council members had an assortment of questions about the sale of the artwork, the university’s junk bond status by Moody’s, and whether the university had a backup plan if the council voted against pitching in with the bond issue.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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This is typically because the millions of people who continue to listen to the group focus on either classic full-lengths or compilations built around some of the band’s most famous tunes.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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This compilation of sleeper sofas are pieces that our testers personally sat and slept on for an initial four-week period, giving feedback at six-month and one-year markers, and scoring them for comfort, overall value, durability, quality, and ease of use.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.—
Sandra E. Garcia,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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With strong performances in breaststroke and a solid foundation in freestyle and butterfly, the medley seemed like a better fit at the time, and the change worked.—
Casey Murphy,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Billboard can report that the events surrounding the tragic festival at NRG Park will be featured in the first episode of Netflix’s upcoming anthology series Trainwreck.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
14 May 2025
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The first iteration of the American Love Story anthology series for FX will be produced by Murphy, Brad Simpson, Nina Jacobson, D.V. DeVincentis and Connor Hines.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 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
Noun
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In those texts, there have been many remembrances of his generosity of spirit, and not just of the monetary variety.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Hummingbirds adore the red varieties, while native bees and butterflies are always buzzing about the blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Other approaches include showing a collage of identities or reflecting diversity across the persona set.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Its concerns, ironically, feel far too logistical for a figure whose cold calculations disguised a more vivid and monstrously human collage.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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“Miscellany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscellany. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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