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Recent Examples of miscellany Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025 The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 To our modern sensibilities, cabinets of curiosities may seem like random miscellanies lacking any real order. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025 Yet this long, obscure miscellany turned out to be a garland of little gems. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for miscellany
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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
  • Released this week, ENEMY is TWICE’s sixth album with original Japanese material, marking the group’s first since releasing DIVE in July 2024, and tenth Japan release overall following the compilation record #TWICE5 from May with Japanese versions of their K-pop hits.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The video was part of a roughly 45-minute compilation of clips from the terror attack that Israel showed to world leaders, diplomats, and journalists but did not release publicly.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Italian seasoning is a floral medley of a variety of herbs and adds fantastic flavor in one fell swoop.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Prior to McEntire taking the stage, as a massive red countdown clock ticked back toward showtime, a DJ played a medley of country and pop hits, turning the volume down during key phrases to let the crowd take over singing duties.
    Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Sons of Anarchy veteran, who is set to play infamous killer Ed Gein in the upcoming Season 3 of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology, is also in talks to play Lizzie Borden’s father Andrew Jackson Borden in Season 4, Variety reports.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Jarmusch has explored the anthology format before, and there are structural similarities between this film and his previous, far more uneven attempts.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Aug. 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
  • Hardee's offers a variety of breakfast sandwiches, wraps and even biscuits and gravy with a side of tater tots and a coffee.
    Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Italian seasoning is a floral medley of a variety of herbs and adds fantastic flavor in one fell swoop.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Before the festival, students at Escuela Verde in Silver City will create the photo collage that will be added to the giant letters, Bautch said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Others went for humor, featuring Dunkin’ Donuts collages, velociraptors clutching coffees and lobsters taking the spotlight.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Miscellany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscellany. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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