as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the state senate must contend with a veritable salad of legislative measures before it can adjourn for the session
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Recent Examples of salad
The rotating menu featured items like roasted vegetables, pulled pork, roasted chicken, dirty rice salad and taco fixings.
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Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The 5-gallon capacity is enough for a half-gallon of milk, a couple of quart containers of pasta salad, a six-pack of cans, some loose produce, and a couple of cold packs.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2025
Dishes like the black-eyed pea fritter salad and North African shakshuka are inspired by students’ cultural identities.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
From a classic tomato sandwich to chicken salad and more, these are the best no-cook dishes to make during the summer, according to our readers.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The 5-gallon capacity is enough for a half-gallon of milk, a couple of quart containers of pasta salad, a six-pack of cans, some loose produce, and a couple of cold packs.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2025
Dishes like the black-eyed pea fritter salad and North African shakshuka are inspired by students’ cultural identities.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
From a classic tomato sandwich to chicken salad and more, these are the best no-cook dishes to make during the summer, according to our readers.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salad
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Maybe even playing the Super Bowl with a medley of her biggest hits from over the years?—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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The group’s Daft Punk medley, which has been viewed 381 million times on YouTube, won them their first of three Grammy Awards.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
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This is particularly important for the healthcare field, especially for enterprises use-cases, as healthcare data is largely unstructured and frequently found in a variety of different modalities.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Many brands also offer brewers in a variety of colors and finishes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lulu and Georgia’s assortment strategy evolves alongside its brand presence.—
Kaleigh Moore,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Chestnut brown stitching appears throughout the assortment as a symbol of Bloom Farm’s commitment to the regenerative process.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Aug. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 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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Hughes also created a collage of photos from his visit to the Walt Disney World golf course.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The two paintings, fusing collage and paint into layered, almost tactile compositions, add color and texture to the rarefied terrain of alpine luxury, where during winter skiers slice through snow drifts painted into presence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Salad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salad. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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