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
A lot of great artists not known for their collages made collages.
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Laura Brown, Artforum, 25 Mar. 2026
The workshop is on making collages inspired by the work of Henri Matisse and will be led by artist Robin Douglas, a recipient of the Art Medal of Distinction from the Oceanside Museum of Art.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
From glass sculptures to abstract collages, the artists grapple with memory, home and survival in the aftermath of displacement.
—Grant Klarich Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Featuring a series of images and collages commissioned for the inaugural edition of Chanel’s Arts & Culture Magazine, the exhibition will run till April 16.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Long used by graphic designers and ad execs, mood boards are collages of images and words—magazine clippings, movie stills, headlines—that guide how a project is supposed to feel.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
These soon give way to montages, collages, and montages of collages, each aimed at transforming tangible remnants of memory, like photographs, into abstract depictions of a life lived.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Another slide collages pictures of the two wearing matching sunglasses, while a third image sees Ratajkowski playfully sticking her tongue out as the couple enjoy a dinner date.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Across the room, the cutting humor and satirical whimsy of Crystal Denise Gillion’s collages cannot be ignored.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Laura Brown, Artforum, 25 Mar. 2026
The workshop is on making collages inspired by the work of Henri Matisse and will be led by artist Robin Douglas, a recipient of the Art Medal of Distinction from the Oceanside Museum of Art.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
From glass sculptures to abstract collages, the artists grapple with memory, home and survival in the aftermath of displacement.
—Grant Klarich Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Featuring a series of images and collages commissioned for the inaugural edition of Chanel’s Arts & Culture Magazine, the exhibition will run till April 16.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Long used by graphic designers and ad execs, mood boards are collages of images and words—magazine clippings, movie stills, headlines—that guide how a project is supposed to feel.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
These soon give way to montages, collages, and montages of collages, each aimed at transforming tangible remnants of memory, like photographs, into abstract depictions of a life lived.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Another slide collages pictures of the two wearing matching sunglasses, while a third image sees Ratajkowski playfully sticking her tongue out as the couple enjoy a dinner date.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Across the room, the cutting humor and satirical whimsy of Crystal Denise Gillion’s collages cannot be ignored.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collages
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The company also described merchandising and inventory moves aimed at reenergizing its assortments.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Girls’ apparel frequently makes up the majority of kids’ clothing SKUs at major retailers, according to Woven Insights, while boys’ assortments skew toward T-shirts and pants with fewer stylistic or fit variations.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Verla, meanwhile, gets to know the outback’s many varieties of mushrooms, tinkering with various fungi in hopes of taking revenge on the cruel Boncer.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ritani is a great pick for those who want options, with 10 different shape varieties to choose from, including classics like round, cushion, and oval, as well as marquise, pear, and heart.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2026
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This 27-track collection features updated mixes of iconic live performances alongside new remixes and medleys of classic Elvis recordings.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
18 Feb. 2026
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While further details on how the segment will work were not immediately available, awards shows often have multi-artist performances delivered as tight medleys, although eight is a lot.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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At worst, military action has been announced with grotesque montages from the White House itself, as if war were a video game rather than a decision measured in lives lost and human tragedy.—
Zach Iscol,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Drew Van Steenbergen’s montages have a light-hearted, heightened energy.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Right under our noses, coyotes (Canis latrans) may be building dens and having litters of pups.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Like all rodents, voles have an impressive rate of reproduction with multiple litters per year and 5 to 7 babies per litter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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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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There are a few patchworks, a few mistakes, and this is what this body’s showing.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Collages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collages. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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