as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a quirky secondhand bookstore with a macédoine of out-of-print titles
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Recent Examples of macédoine
Then sleep in a macedoine of wild berries with cream.
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Dwight Garner, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
It was surrounded by a classic macedoine of strawberries with basil.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
Dwight Garner, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
It was surrounded by a classic macedoine of strawberries with basil.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macédoine
Noun
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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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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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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 fireside brunch at the hotel’s Glitretind Restaurant is a must-have meal; wooden trestle tables are heaped with pastries, salads, crepes, cheeses, eggs, and smoked fish (and the requisite carving table), evoking the chalet-chic of Lech, Austria.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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Poured into a cup rather than drizzled onto a salad, this simple combo has been touted as a small but mighty nighttime ritual that supports everything from glowing skin to smoother digestion.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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With that said, the options are nearly limitless—think sardines in tomato sauce, trout with chimichurri, mussels in escabeche, or spiced calamari in ragout sauce.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Oct. 2025
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Also try the herbed cavatelli in lamb ragout − one of my favorite pasta dishes in town − or the duck confit served on a bed of creamy cassoulet beans cooked low and slow in a stock of ham scraps and leeks.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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Who better to make a patchwork quilt than the retail queen of cottagecore itself?—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 Jan. 2026
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That means shutdowns are localized, and has resulted in a patchwork quilt of Starlink connectivity, including near blackouts in some high-profile areas.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the person who spends the entire game making prop bets on his phone is experiencing a drama whose shape is fundamentally unrelated to the game and its outcome, consisting instead of a patchwork of mini-dramas centering on this pitch, that run, that pass play.—
Rand Richards Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
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The scale of the fires, which burned across a patchwork of jurisdictions, complicated rebuilding efforts as survivors had to navigate different city and county agency regulations.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Macédoine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mac%C3%A9doine. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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