as in tapestry
something made up of a variety of different things, people, etc.
Immigrants from all corners of the globe have contributed to the city's complex cultural mosaic.
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Recent Examples of mosaic
The brain is made up of a mosaic of cells that each have their own genome.
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Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
For some Hoosiers, this mosaic of native species is the natural next phase of life for Indiana forests.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Earlier this summer, an ancient Roman bathhouse was uncovered in Turkey, thanks to a gardener who previously discovered a mosaic in the same area.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
For some Hoosiers, this mosaic of native species is the natural next phase of life for Indiana forests.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Earlier this summer, an ancient Roman bathhouse was uncovered in Turkey, thanks to a gardener who previously discovered a mosaic in the same area.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosaic
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The daughter of Veronica Hearst, one of her era’s most stylish society swans, she was raised in a lavish Fifth Avenue apartment designed by Renzo Mongiardino featuring columns, tapestries, and Old Master paintings.—
Derek Blasberg,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Gran Vilaya Trek weaves a tapestry of natural and cultural wonders, winding through more than 30 miles of ancient cloud forests and pre-Incan archaeological remains.—
Ally Jaksen,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a cultural milieu in which cool now amounts to assembling the most cunning collage of references, Rosalía has given her stylish postmodernism a powerful bass note of purpose.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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Participants can sculpt with air-dry clay, paint on canvas, or craft a collage or mixed-media piece such as a design vision board.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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For decades, the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla has assembled a fusion of styles and sounds for jazz programming at locations such as the library’s Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room and the Scripps Research Auditorium.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The menu at 1923 is inspired by the fusion of cultural flavors found throughout California, including Asian, European and South American influences.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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That actually was a composite of five different passes, one with stunt adults, one with kids, one with the door, one with no door.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to Buder, who also works as an engineer at Vielo, the aircraft-grade carbon tubes were first cleaned and cut to size, then bonded using an epoxy-carbon composite.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosaic. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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