as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
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Plus a white sangria mixed with a medley of berries (Perini Ranch Steakhouse Cocktails again), thanks to resident bartender Chris Morocco.
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Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026
This isn’t a dining guide featuring cuisine from each country participating in the World Cup, but rather a greatest-hits medley of local favorites at three different price points, from inexpensive to intermediate to worth a splurge.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Ross watching on for the briefest second before sprinting onto a stage to perform a medley of her greatest hits, radiant, exultant, unbowed, a walking symbol of scratch-resistant American optimism.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
As Pink launched herself into the rafters of Radio City Music Hall to sing a Broadway medley at the Tonys, an even gayer event was unfolding 50 blocks downtown.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 June 2026
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Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026
This isn’t a dining guide featuring cuisine from each country participating in the World Cup, but rather a greatest-hits medley of local favorites at three different price points, from inexpensive to intermediate to worth a splurge.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Ross watching on for the briefest second before sprinting onto a stage to perform a medley of her greatest hits, radiant, exultant, unbowed, a walking symbol of scratch-resistant American optimism.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
As Pink launched herself into the rafters of Radio City Music Hall to sing a Broadway medley at the Tonys, an even gayer event was unfolding 50 blocks downtown.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medley
Noun
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The variety landscape was reshaped this year.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The result is an aesthetic that skillfully balances a variety of textures, including injecting Shou Sugi Ban custom treatments inspired by Japanese principles of wabi-sabi that typically employ elements of asymmetry, roughness, and simplicity.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Each sister influenced a different section of the assortment, which Quay developed to reflect their individual styles while still reading as one family offering.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
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Looking ahead Beyond the fidgets that make up the majority of their inventory, Victoria Essie Studio still sells an assortment of earrings and homewares like trinket dishes and coasters.—
Jennifer Liu
Valentina Duarte,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Video installations, paintings, collage, photography.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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The photos used to create the collage were taken with a Nikon Z6II camera paired with a Sigma 50 mm lens in the hours following sunset from May 11 through to June 9, as Jupiter and Venus shone close to one another in the constellation Gemini.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 June 2026
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medley. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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