as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
its jambalaya of widely diverse nationalities and races gives the urban neighborhood a rich vitality
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Recent Examples of jambalaya
Other common Mardi Gras foods include jambalaya, paczki and pancakes.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
Check out their outdoor dining and enjoy all your favorite oceanside foods like crab cakes, jambalaya, and a seafood platter.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Doeuk tried her hand at making gumbo and jambalaya, and received positive feedback.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025
This jambalaya needs just four hours on low before the quintessential flavors of New Orleans will be yours to devour.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
Check out their outdoor dining and enjoy all your favorite oceanside foods like crab cakes, jambalaya, and a seafood platter.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Doeuk tried her hand at making gumbo and jambalaya, and received positive feedback.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025
This jambalaya needs just four hours on low before the quintessential flavors of New Orleans will be yours to devour.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jambalaya
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After applauding the win, Murphy didn’t stay to watch Hudson win her category (Best Supporting Actress) or to enjoy his costars’ medley of the film’s three Best Original Song nominees, resulting in speculation he was angered by his loss.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2026
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Here's where to base yourself while discovering Portugal's vast medley of landscapes.—
Deanna Romano,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Jan. 2026
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First found in the 1930s, this interpretation was later validated by a wide variety of laboratory experiments.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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The menu has shifted to more small plates and skewers, with meats like chicken, shrimp, fish and wagyu beef and a variety of different vegetables.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 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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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Who’s Next trade show continued to spread its wings, leaning further into demand for broader assortments as retailers seek opportunities to up the lifestyle quotient in stores and cultivate a community vibe that brings consumers back time after time.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In states like Florida that have robust school-choice programs, funding is beginning to follow students to a much wider assortment of learning environments.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Those intensive collages implied, and even staged, his successive incarnations across six decades of musical self-reinvention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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In practice, that meant something similar to his past records—fragments of human voices breaking through collages of tape loops and glitchy errata, warmed by colorful sequences of alien synth work.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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In that way that great gumbo can't be made by strictly following recipes alone nor can great jazz follow a script, planning suddenly felt out of place in a city built on improvisation.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Tarrant, Parker and Dallas counties can expect 1 to 3 inches of the icy gumbo; Wise and Denton counties might get up to 5 inches.—
Star-Telegram staff,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Jambalaya.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jambalaya. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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