mə-ˈnaj-rē
as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the living room is eclectically furnished with a menagerie of garage-sale finds
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Recent Examples of menagerie
But this menagerie is not viewed as a problem for residents, but rather an amenity.
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
When the Cassini–Huygens mission arrived in the Saturnian system in 2004, it was greeted by a menagerie of mysterious moons with bizarre properties.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Gomis, who’s credited along with five other editors, cuts from one ceremony to the other without warning, creating a vivid menagerie of sights, sounds, rites, languages, faces and places.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
While the mouse brain contains about 100 million cells, the human brain has around 170 billion, and that menagerie is still undergoing genetic analysis.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
When the Cassini–Huygens mission arrived in the Saturnian system in 2004, it was greeted by a menagerie of mysterious moons with bizarre properties.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Gomis, who’s credited along with five other editors, cuts from one ceremony to the other without warning, creating a vivid menagerie of sights, sounds, rites, languages, faces and places.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
While the mouse brain contains about 100 million cells, the human brain has around 170 billion, and that menagerie is still undergoing genetic analysis.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for menagerie
Noun
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Choose from a big assortment of polish, gift sets, treatments and polish for kids.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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An assortment of stone tools, including grinding slabs, mullers, pestles, and mortars, suggested that grain was processed on-site.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 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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Membership has its privileges, as Ogilvy’s memorable ad slogan for American Express went, and those privileges are of the monied variety.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The wood-and-metal finish blends effortlessly with a variety of styles.—
Jacquelyn McGilvray,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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For their meal, the couple enjoyed steak and a medley of seafood, including lobster, sea bass, oysters, clams, and shrimp.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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For the elder millennials, the bittersweet spot was the medleys of older Kanye cuts released from 2004 to 2016 (think The College Dropout to The Life of Pablo).—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hunt posted a photo collage of her engagement to Derek Green, the son of former Chiefs quarterback Trent Green.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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While widely recognized for writing the generation-defining 1995 film Kids at just 19 years old, Korine has continuously pushed the boundaries of traditional filmmaking, seamlessly crossing into painting, photography, collage, drawing, and virtual environments.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Menagerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menagerie. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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