as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
clearing out the jungle of boxes cluttering up the garage is her project for the weekend
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Recent Examples of jungle
Apes are flying around in the background of what appears to be a jungle.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
These deer are smaller than those typical in North America, according to one member of the staff because the deer never had to evolve to become taller to reach higher branches on trees when there was such an abundance of leaves to eat in the Yucatán jungle.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
The California jungle primary is June 2.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
But the jungles of Columbia are deep and thick.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
These deer are smaller than those typical in North America, according to one member of the staff because the deer never had to evolve to become taller to reach higher branches on trees when there was such an abundance of leaves to eat in the Yucatán jungle.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
The California jungle primary is June 2.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
But the jungles of Columbia are deep and thick.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jungle
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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 medley for winter-weary Americans has included everything from aching backs from shoveling to sore throats to frozen noses.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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That year, while the Dallas Cowboys were busy blowing out the Buffalo Bills, Michael Jackson performed a medley of hits.—
Randall Williams,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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What a great variety of stories and advertising.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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Davies’s direction reflects the variety of threads on which the movie’s subjectivity is based; one of the film’s most striking scenes occurs in the brothers’ absence.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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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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The show features 52 images from the museum’s collection dating from 1860 to 1940, all of which were devised using collage or montage.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Roseman had arranged the personnel of the NFL’s top four teams along his wall in a collage intended for comparison.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Use these pieces in your everyday cooking, or hang a menagerie of plates on the wall to create affordable decor.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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His street interview research breathes life into a believable menagerie of misfit kids.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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The best way to keep clutter away for good is to prevent even bringing it home to begin with.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cabinets for storage of glassware, and a general clutter of beakers, wiring, and machinery.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jungle. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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