Thesaurus results for COLLAGES

collages

noun

plural of collage

as in assortments

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things my scrapbook is just a collage of articles, pictures, cartoons, and observations that I have deemed worth saving

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Recent Examples of collages So are three mural-sized collages that reflect his ongoing investigations into the legacies of colonialism. — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 During my visit, the museum showed an exhibit about how Yves Saint Laurent engaged with Matisse’s work, displaying Saint Laurent’s clothing alongside the paintings and collages that inspired them. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Creating magazine collages can be a great activity for the whole family, according to Blanka Molnar, founder of Your Sorted Space . — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026 For the property, owner Jo Ellard selected 400 paintings, collages, photos, and sculptures sourced from antiques sales, Art Basel shows around the world, and her own private collection. — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 Frequently incorporating African American women as her subjects, her paintings and collages center around race, femininity, and memory. — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026 Atkinson similarly makes collages, carefully weaving each phrase into the next to create unsettled atmospheres. — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 New designs are layered on top of old, creating accidental collages between eras. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026

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Noun

With buyers ordering earlier and shoppers rewarding early inventory, Halloween assortments are likely to land in stores alongside back-to-school merchandise rather than after it.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Independent retailers typically place smaller orders, have fewer approval layers, and can adjust assortments closer to delivery than large national chains.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of assortments

Noun

Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.

— Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of jumbles

Noun

The offer includes 30 bread varieties, 8,000 wines and spirits and approximately 120 kinds of cheese — to name but a few of the treats found here.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Around the middle of the century, agronomists also developed high-yield, fast-growing varieties of staple crops like wheat and rice in what is known as the Green Revolution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of varieties

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In the 48-second teaser, montages of spacecrafts and astronautical devices fill the screen while voices giving varied commentary about Musk play in the background.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
Then cinematographers Evan Draper and Jazleana Jones along with Ullom, who also edits, take a steadier hand with evocative montages that emphasize the passage of time.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of montages

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This September, the facility welcomed 34 kits from seven litters, marking the most productive season in its 25-year history of taking up the project.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
And then there are the animals The regulations say domestic or other animals kept in groups such as packs, herds, litters, bevies or flocks larger than three are prohibited, unless the Village approves otherwise by resolution.

— Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of litters

Noun

The glow of ten-watt bulbs peeked from behind the patchworks of plywood and concrete.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Instead, we were greeted by patchworks in which trees that had perished and trees that had been only partially burned commingled with those that appeared completely untouched.

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

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