menagerie

mə-ˈnaj-rē

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Recent Examples of menagerie The Bronx Zoo is also a longtime attraction, spanning more than 265 acres and home to a menagerie of mammals, reptiles and birds amid indoor and outdoor exhibits and wildlife encounters. Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 After a spaceship carrying a menagerie of alien lifeforms, all apex predators, crash lands into a high-rise building in the middle of a bustling metropolis, search and rescue attempts to extract any survivors. EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Their precious cargo, to be delivered to the franchise’s canonical evil megacorp, Weyland-Yutani, is a menagerie of novel life forms, including some familiar-looking eggs. Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025 One is the collision of the research vessel Maginot into humanity’s home planet, exposing a menagerie of extraterrestrial specimens — not just Xenomorphs! — to billions of potential hosts. Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for menagerie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menagerie
Noun
  • An assortment of beautiful jars and candies and macaroons and other sweets with cute baskets and take-away gifts was the way to go.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Alessandro Michele debuted Valentino’s resort 2026 collection as an assortment of dreamscape portraits featuring models playing guitar, applying makeup or asleep in bed.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.
    Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
  • 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
  • Eating a wide variety of nutrient-rich foods helps maintain a balanced gut microbiome.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Forbes publishes a variety of rankings, including the best employers and the richest people.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bettencourt performed with Osbourne at the show, and his band Extreme honored him with a medley of his hits at a concert in Zürich last month.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Busta Rhymes also took the stage for a medley of his songs before he was honored with the Rock the Bells Visionary Award.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At first glance, Walden’s paintings of craftsmanship, collage, and kinship evoke the work of the filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wu hasn’t worked with his source material in a literal way; rather, Rauschenberg’s collages have informed his approach to the collection, which is built around classic American style.
    Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Menagerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menagerie. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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