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
Both gumbo and jambalaya typically contain poultry, seafood and sausage, but gumbo is soupier.
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Traditional foods include king cake, paczki, and jambalaya, meant to use up fats in the home.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
Of course, there’s the colorful king cake, the traditional New Orleans recipes like gumbo and jambalaya, as well as jubilant carnivals and parades.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
Traditional foods include jambalaya, king cake, paczkis and pancakes.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Traditional foods include king cake, paczki, and jambalaya, meant to use up fats in the home.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
Of course, there’s the colorful king cake, the traditional New Orleans recipes like gumbo and jambalaya, as well as jubilant carnivals and parades.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
Traditional foods include jambalaya, king cake, paczkis and pancakes.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jambalaya
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Food scraps, leaves and wood chips are some essentials that make up the compost medley needed to repair the soil.—
Kara Finnstrom,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Hudson delivered a Dreamgirls medley during the event, nodding to the 2006 film in which Murphy starred.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Notably, Bauhinia blakeana is a sterile hybrid, resulting from the cross-pollination of two different plant varieties.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Although Abel will be driving the meeting, Berkshire shareholders are likely to still poise a wide variety of questions to the company’s leadership.—
Yun Li,Alex Harring,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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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
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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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Denim is large part of the brand’s assortment.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of photographs and historical documents are stored in archives and the collections section of the museum houses an assortment of memorabilia.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In-person collage-making for those grieving.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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The most lasting albums were built on the tradition of musique concrète, leading to dense, mesmerizing collages.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Savory staples here include po’boys from local fave Sammy's, jambalaya from Mother’s, gumbo by the Gumbo Shop, crawfish étouffée by Creole House, and muffuletta sandwiches fresh from Verti Marte, which is open 24/7—all best paired with live jazz.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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New Orleans Tourists from across America flock to New Orleans for its French Quarter and jazz scene but also for its beignets, po'boys and gumbo.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Jambalaya.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jambalaya. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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