as in medleys
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 menageries
In later centuries, Barbary lions were gifted between royal courts, kept in menageries, and even depicted on national emblems — as in the coat of arms of Morocco and the United Kingdom.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menageries
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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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This 27-track collection features updated mixes of iconic live performances alongside new remixes and medleys of classic Elvis recordings.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
18 Feb. 2026
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According to the company, the layouts within the fulfillment center are optimized for high-SKU density, and are designed to enable rapid picking across deep garment inventories and high-volume footwear assortments.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The company also described merchandising and inventory moves aimed at reenergizing its assortments.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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In general, fresh pasta cooks in two to four minutes, while thin varieties such as angel hair cook in one to two minutes.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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The candy’s original logo had three balloons to represent Airheads' first three flavors — cherry, watermelon and strawberry — but as the company expanded the varieties, it was changed to a balloon mascot, known as Oscar.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Many works appear to be collages, but on close inspection turn out to be flat oil on canvas depictions of pop and cultural artifacts.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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Buckingham also accused her of showing up at the family's homes, taping picture collages of herself and the Fleetwood Mac rocker to the family's mailboxes, and appearing at one of Buckingham's concerts, making threats.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
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Lucky Dawg's goal is to capture and neuter both mother cats to help prevent further litters of homeless cats and pet overpopulation.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to Milwaukee County Parks, mating season takes place from February through March and litters are born after 9 weeks of gestation between April and May.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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White represents the frozen North, brown evokes the continents and plains of the South, green looks towards the West with its forest and jungles and blue symbolizes the Eastern horizon where the ocean and sky meet.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The journey took passengers from dinosaurs and jungles all the way to the future, which naturally featured flying cars.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Menageries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menageries. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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