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
The Opportunity and the Peril Astronomers have now identified nearly 6,000 planets orbiting a menagerie of alien suns.
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Irwin has also made 11 appearances on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, bringing along a menagerie of wild animals to introduce to the viewing audience.
—EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Kong is now the ruler of Hollow Earth, the ancient realm containing a menagerie of weird and wonderful creatures, and his beef with Godzilla is, for now, squashed.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
In an alternative '90s, dark waters from the underground scientific facility have risen to flood the town and deliver a menagerie of natural and unnatural nightmares.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Irwin has also made 11 appearances on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, bringing along a menagerie of wild animals to introduce to the viewing audience.
—EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Kong is now the ruler of Hollow Earth, the ancient realm containing a menagerie of weird and wonderful creatures, and his beef with Godzilla is, for now, squashed.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
In an alternative '90s, dark waters from the underground scientific facility have risen to flood the town and deliver a menagerie of natural and unnatural nightmares.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for menagerie
Noun
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The area initially comprised an assortment of restaurants and shops that visitors passed through to get to the exit.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
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City council members had an assortment of questions about the sale of the artwork, the university’s junk bond status by Moody’s, and whether the university had a backup plan if the council voted against pitching in with the bond issue.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
Noun
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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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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For a variety of reasons, including delays tied to the need for workers with proper security clearances, Boeing may or may not be able to complete the order before the end of President Donald Trump’s second term.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Here are a few: Fun and Games events are June 1 and June 15 featuring a variety of board and card games; call 404-713-9762.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
Noun
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But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.—
Sandra E. Garcia,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Current section record holders from Torrey Pines include Mia Kragh (girls 100-yard butterfly) and Logan Noguchi (boys 200 IM, 100 fly and 100 back) as well as two girls relays (200 and 400 free) and two boys relays (200 medley and 400 free).—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Other approaches include showing a collage of identities or reflecting diversity across the persona set.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Its concerns, ironically, feel far too logistical for a figure whose cold calculations disguised a more vivid and monstrously human collage.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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“Menagerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menagerie. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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