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as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters
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as in compilation
a collection of writings
the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast
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Recent Examples of miscellany
With your celestial ruler, Mars, joining forces with Jupiter in Gemini, the cosmos is inspiring you with a fiery burst of motivation to enhance your skills and tackle writing projects as well as other miscellanies.
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Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
My miscellany list has gotten long enough to warrant a trip to Walmart.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
But one topic among the Gazette’s noisy miscellanies is disturbing, if not unexpected, for a modern reader.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The fifth blog will host a miscellany of cool stuff, starting with the Guardian’s first science blog festival.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
My miscellany list has gotten long enough to warrant a trip to Walmart.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
But one topic among the Gazette’s noisy miscellanies is disturbing, if not unexpected, for a modern reader.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The fifth blog will host a miscellany of cool stuff, starting with the Guardian’s first science blog festival.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscellany
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And our cashmere assortment really continues to be strong even in spring and summer.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Mar. 2025
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Dinosaur Footprints From the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia Sam Walters is a journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, ecology, and evolution for Discover, along with an assortment of other topics.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
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Elton John Returns to the Top 10 Diamonds, one of John's many compilations of his plethora of hits, lifts one spot on the Official Albums Streaming chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Instagram reel was a compilation of sweet photos and videos of the couple and their children over the years.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ouai’s peony-pink perfume puts a splash of champagne and a medley of flowers into a scent that adds a celebratory spin to winding down for bed.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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The strand, linking Dickies Arena to Interstate 30, is a medley of vacant lots and unrelated businesses, including boot stores and the Vending Nut Co., a local dry fruit distributor.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2025
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Since then, King was nominated for an Emmy in 2024 for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or anthology series or movie for her role as Harriet Sloane in Apple TV+’s Lessons in Chemistry.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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This standalone anthology series doesn’t exactly have a clean spot on the chronological timeline.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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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
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There is a wide variety of spring dresses to explore in Abercrombie's sale section, many of which are sporting big discounts.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beers and ciders on tap at Belmont lean heavily toward local and regional, and the variety is well-curated.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2025
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There is a collage aesthetic to the film, because that’s just inherent to my experience growing up, getting so much information in so many different forms of media shot into my eyes.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Lorna had been doing drawings and collages for the last few years.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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