as in blend
a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things
her music is a meld of various styles
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as in to combine
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations
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Recent Examples of meld
Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
This weightless multitasker adds a hint of radiance to the skin—as a primer below foundation or simply on its own.
Concealer for Women Over 50
The best concealers for women over 50 meld hydrating ingredients with actives, such as peptides, for anti-aging benefits.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Little Miss Mao's menu will meld global flavors with an emphasis on elevated bar snacks.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Japanese potato salad’s most important and unique distinction is its texture: The potatoes are mashed, so that the salad is almost creamy (and the potatoes and dressing almost meld), studded with the crunch of fresh or pickled vegetables.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
This weightless multitasker adds a hint of radiance to the skin—as a primer below foundation or simply on its own.
Concealer for Women Over 50
The best concealers for women over 50 meld hydrating ingredients with actives, such as peptides, for anti-aging benefits.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
And for a genre that’s proven capable of melding with so many other forms of music, there’s now a new trend surfacing among golden age rappers: Collaborations with symphony orchestras.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Little Miss Mao's menu will meld global flavors with an emphasis on elevated bar snacks.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meld
Noun
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Another classic silhouette, Arhaus’s blend of jute and cotton makes this rug feel slightly softer underfoot.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
13 Aug. 2025
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Featuring a blend of SPF 30, mandarin-peel extract, light-adjusting technology, luminous pearls, and microcrystals, this foundation refines skin texture, reduces the look of hyperpigmentation, and smooths fine lines.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Both schools combined to form the Purgolders football team.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Boyd said households will be chosen based on their interest form answers, combined with what their home needs, based on the energy audit.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Its soundtrack will be available in a Dolby Atmos mix, too, that builds a hemisphere of sound around and above the viewer for the ultimate in movie immersion.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Then our sound effects team all comes together on the mix stage with me.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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Colbert’s show is ending amid uniquely political circumstances, to be sure, with CBS’s parent company, Paramount, and President Donald Trump having reached a multimillion-dollar legal settlement while the company attempted to merge with Skydance Media.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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With Disney+ and Hulu set to merge in 2026 — and the Hulu app going away — Disney is reshuffling the marketing leadership of its entertainment division.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Roll the brown-butter sugar cookie dough balls in a cinnamon-sugar mixture for the perfect melt in your mouth sweet.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Combined with lacy-crunchy pan-fried shrimp, and showered in a piquant mixture of peppercorns, salt, and sugar, the dish sets taste buds ablaze.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On some models, these may be raised handles or integrated into the frame of the tray.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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There's no belt drive; the 400 V hybrid system powers the air conditioning electrically now via its 1.9 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the water pump is integrated into the engine block.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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Our hope is that Cane is an amalgamation of all of the terrible billionaires in the world.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Spurs will need to compile the perfect amalgamation of role players to flank their star tandem.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With seven of its nine tracks hitting Billboard’s Top Ten, Thriller amalgamated the lines of genre, form and grandly, that of race leading Black music back to its natural position of the forefront amid the clouds of being marginalized.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Crisp and raw acidity needs time to amalgamate with red fruit.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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“Meld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meld. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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