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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Recent Examples of medley
For the New York City celebration, Diana Ross will be the headliner, performing a medley of some of her most iconic hits.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Under a corn muffin cover laden with jalapeño slices, a cheesy beef and veggies medley is hidden within a cast-iron skillet.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Since the seventies, Nelson has ended his shows with a gospel medley.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Preventing burnout, on the other hand, takes a whole other medley of practices.
—Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Under a corn muffin cover laden with jalapeño slices, a cheesy beef and veggies medley is hidden within a cast-iron skillet.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Since the seventies, Nelson has ended his shows with a gospel medley.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Preventing burnout, on the other hand, takes a whole other medley of practices.
—Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medley
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With an impressive variety of artists and the yearly GreenFest concert for students, this venue is a gem on our campus and in the College Area.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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To ensure your smoothies fit your lifestyle and dietary goals, focus on portion sizes and rotate a variety of ingredients to maintain a diverse nutrient profile.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2026
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The new discovery adds to the growing assortment of bioelectrical phenomena that scientists have discovered playing out beyond the nervous system, from bacteria swapping signals within a biofilm to cells following electric fields during embryonic development.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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More than 90% of its assortment and about the same of its total sales come from private-label items, a sharp difference from other grocers and big-box retailers that typically lean on national brands and household names like Heinz ketchup or General Mills' Cheerios.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
12 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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Vintage photographs and very old paper ephemera are highly valued in collage and scrapbooking communities.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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To attract fashion users, Pinterest launched its collage functionality in late 2023, allowing users to pull together outfits from different pins and mood boards, which was a game-changer in both grabbing Gen Z’s attention and training Pinterest’s AI using human taste and curation.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medley. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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