assemblages

plural of assemblage
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Recent Examples of assemblages Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Pathbreaking artist Betye Saar, whose powerful assemblages of racist memorabilia served up scorching commentary on the condition of the Black American—particularly the Black American woman—died on July 26 in Los Angeles. News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026 There are sketchbooks still to fill, assemblages missing one last red bottle, and a studio full of objects that have yet to be turned from one thing into another. Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Who could forget the countless iterations of her squad, after all, the varied assemblages of laughing friends, mostly women, featuring in Swift’s Fourth of July carousels and birthday tributes and more through the years? Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 Throughout his career, the multidisciplinary artist experimented with various mediums, ranging from painting and photography to assemblages, even employing digital technologies like the iPad. Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026 Surrounding sculptures, assemblages and brightly colored forms make the space feel part sanctuary, part dreamscape. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 And so the best example of this is the use of very large high-pressure die castings to replace assemblages of stamped parts. Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assemblages
Noun
  • But even the regions that have adopted citizens’ assemblies are a long way off from achieving Landemore’s vision.
    Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Gamera uses four landing-gear assemblies positioned inside the two fuselages, allowing weapons to be carried beneath the center section without interfering with the nose gear.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by potentially harmful accumulations of two proteins.
    Mike McRae September 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, as a result of warming temperatures and historic accumulations of trees and brush, wildfires have grown larger, more complex, and more unpredictable—requiring hundreds and sometimes thousands of firefighters.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Robby stayed home, measuring the time between clusters of seizures in video games and cartoons.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Huddleston notes that first-year growth stays low to the ground as a leafy rosette, whereas in the second year, poison hemlock can reach up to 10 feet in height and is often found in large clusters.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In non-linear lyric forms, the following collections braid love’s ruthless endings with its tenderest beginnings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The 2025 opening of Plan C’s 4,090-square-foot Milan flagship highlighted the brand’s potential to showcase ready-to-wear and accessories collections, alongside a wider scope of brands and projects under Castiglioni’s curation.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The themes to watch out for There are several closed-door sessions on the agenda this year, as climate week joins the growing line-up of other sustainable fashion conferences leaning into off-record roundtables to drive candor and progress.
    Bella Webb, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The conferences planned strict penalties against schools and coaches if anyone rostered an ex-signee.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Don’t worry about the chunky look to the newer potting soil mixtures, as this provides good soil aeration.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The new analysis used the MagLab’s 21-tesla Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer, which can distinguish an enormous number of compounds within extremely complex mixtures.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • What the company is doing is buying batches of stock, creating a tokenized version of each share, and then offering contracts that provide customers with a financial claim on those tokens.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The type of salt always matters, but especially so in large batches.
    Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These days, the gatherings have moved up to their place in Woodstock.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
  • From the office to autumn weddings and holiday gatherings, these versatile styles can be paired up with heels or boots or worn casually with sneakers or loafers.
    Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

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