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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Visitors had a taste of the famous New Orleans cuisine with staples like red beans and rice, barbecue shrimp and grits, and jambalaya with specialty drinks, including Glenmorangie scotch.
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Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
There are plenty of traditional Cajun or Creole recipes, like gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, etouffee, muffaletta, beignets.
—Katie Workman, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025
Swap out rice for barley in recipes like jambalaya and risotto.
—Kathi Valeii Published, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
Visitors had a taste of the famous New Orleans cuisine with staples like red beans and rice, barbecue shrimp and grits, and jambalaya with specialty drinks, including Glenmorangie scotch.
—Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
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Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
There are plenty of traditional Cajun or Creole recipes, like gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, etouffee, muffaletta, beignets.
—Katie Workman, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025
Swap out rice for barley in recipes like jambalaya and risotto.
—Kathi Valeii Published, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
Visitors had a taste of the famous New Orleans cuisine with staples like red beans and rice, barbecue shrimp and grits, and jambalaya with specialty drinks, including Glenmorangie scotch.
—Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jambalaya
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The halftime show featured a medley of songs from the record, featuring cameos from Shaboozey and Malone, and continued on to garner 27 million U.S. viewers on Netflix.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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Recipes like grain bowls, lentil salads or roasted vegetable medleys are now staples, easily adapted to satisfy various dietary restrictions.—
Food Drink Life,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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This is especially important in light of a variety of concerning trends that are picking up pace.—
Jim Pauley,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by traditional rituals of Korean life—from the bathhouse to tea ceremonies—there’s options for a variety of settings.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 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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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Miss Nellie's is a lovely vibe post-show, and have a wonderful assortment of cocktails and mocktails.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Before King, Summer was portrayed by Lindsay Bushman, Samantha Bailey, and an assortment of twin child actors, including Elara and Rhea Kerwin, and Bianca and Chiara D’Ambrosio.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Seashells in My Mother’s Garden and The Giant Boulder Rolling Down, featuring eight large-scale paintings and three intricate collage works on paper, is on view through May 31.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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And while the notion that Lennon and Ono came to understand America through its television programming is provocative, too frequently the collage of grim news and glib ads leans toward the tritely ironic.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The gumbo, with crab, shrimp, hot and smoked sausage is my favorite.—
Mitti Hicks,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
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In the video, Williams, who welcomed her daughter with husband Alexis Ohanian, 41, in September 2017, was showing her daughter how to cook gumbo.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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