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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So unless Guerin has something unforeseen up his sleeve to add a center via trade, their best option could be in Tuesday’s opening of free agency, though the options remaining there aren’t exactly of the top-six variety.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The loss of these vulnerable birds would greatly reduce the variety of avian sizes and shapes and would harm ecosystems as well as humans that depend on unique birds for vital ecosystem functions.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Hamilton’s Cast Reunion at the Tony Awards Consumption of the Hamilton cast recording exploded following it being highlighted via a medley of songs performed during the 2025 Tony Awards.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Mary’s get their bite from a seedy medley (including sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame, and poppy seeds) that imparts an earthy taste and serious body.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 June 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 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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The menu is simple and features pastas with fresh sides or salads from adjacent Westland Gardens.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2025
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Eat them alone or add to salads, soups, stir-fries, yogurt, or oatmeal.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
18 June 2025
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This recipe includes a top secret recipe for the best ragout ever.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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This wow dish kicks off a three-course seafood progression that continues with a luscious brown butter-roasted scallop dish with fresh green asparagus, ramp oil and a bone marrow ragout.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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The images were created using a collage technique, combining gouache and acrylic paint on vintage gardening book paper, then arranged on archival cotton board.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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In My Mother and Eye, 2025, a sweeping Public Art Fund project installed in bus shelters across New York City, Boston, and Chicago, eleven discrete photographic collages plumb this intangible meeting point.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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And even better, the green patchwork quilt of the Scottish countryside stretched out below, as the plane drifted down from the clouds.—
Nathan Tavares,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2025
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The cutouts made the shorter fence look like a patchwork quilt.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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On the whole, greater consistency throughout a larger geographic footprint is achieved by statewide bans, rather than patchwork county or township bans.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Her first Ives purchase was a patchwork dress made from deadstock vintage T-shirts.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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“Macédoine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mac%C3%A9doine. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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