as in collages
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
my memories of the childhood trip are a montage of the sights, smells, and sounds of India
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Recent Examples of montages
In the hands of editor Richard Mettler, some of those fragments serve montages that interlace how the tribes prepare to defend themselves with the way Jalabzeen readies himself to attack.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The culture of the time is conveyed prettily but broadly, through wonderfully detailed sets (by production designer Christina Moore) and costumes (by costume designer Gabriela Yiaxis) and occasional montages of soldiers or stockbrokers or punk rockers.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Atsu does have a few training montages that smartly leverage difficulty.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Here is the emphasis on the hardscrabble beginnings and obstacles to be overcome, here is the recognition of a truly raw but once-in-a-lifetime talent that converts the nonbelivers, here are the early wins and the training montages and the tragedies and the comebacks.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Or funny montages where the latest stupid thing a politician said is played against techno music.
—Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Hell, there’s an entire TikTok channel that just features a guy reading different Bourdain quotes over travel montages and, sometimes, Bourdain clip shows.
—Tres Dean, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
David Hockney’s montages, Henri Cartier-Bresson’s mastery of the frame, Richard Avedon’s refusal to stay in one lane.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The culture of the time is conveyed prettily but broadly, through wonderfully detailed sets (by production designer Christina Moore) and costumes (by costume designer Gabriela Yiaxis) and occasional montages of soldiers or stockbrokers or punk rockers.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Atsu does have a few training montages that smartly leverage difficulty.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Here is the emphasis on the hardscrabble beginnings and obstacles to be overcome, here is the recognition of a truly raw but once-in-a-lifetime talent that converts the nonbelivers, here are the early wins and the training montages and the tragedies and the comebacks.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Or funny montages where the latest stupid thing a politician said is played against techno music.
—Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Hell, there’s an entire TikTok channel that just features a guy reading different Bourdain quotes over travel montages and, sometimes, Bourdain clip shows.
—Tres Dean, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
David Hockney’s montages, Henri Cartier-Bresson’s mastery of the frame, Richard Avedon’s refusal to stay in one lane.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for montages
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Best known for his monumental laminated glass sculptures embedded with layered imagery and paint to create intricate three-dimensional collages, Dustin Yellin’s Werner’s Crater (2025), a collage and acrylic on canvas, unveils a new perspective into his multidisciplinary practice.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cameron creates oil paintings, embroidery and mixed media collages.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Here, she's seen performing on her variety show, which featured a number of famous guests and her own musical medleys.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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A lot of those songs wind up in the polka medleys.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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Our role as a retailer is to translate these shifts into experiences and assortments that resonate with how our customers live, work and express themselves.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fiddelke faces significant challenges—revamping product assortments, enhancing stores, and upgrading technology to compete against Amazon, Walmart, and Costco.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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In time, all varieties of uniforms — security officers, park police, state police, bike police — grew, lining every hole.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Ultra-creamy varieties like triple-crème or goat cheese can be stored in their original packaging or transferred to cheese paper, wax paper, or parchment paper, with a damp paper towel at the bottom to help retain freshness.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Montages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/montages. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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