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
Latin America is not a homogeneous block but a mosaic of regulatory and socioeconomic realities.
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Juan Arroyo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Amazon $35 Walmart $32 Target Players must match beautiful tiles on their game boards to create mosaics and score maximum points in this satisfying strategy game.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Designed by architect Julia Morgan, the castle has a theater showing film clips of William Randolph Hearst’s mistress, Marion Davies; lavish rooms filled with sculptures and urns from ancient Greece and Rome; and a swimming pool dazzling with its mosaics.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
This kind of patchwork governance, Sherman said, can influence where wild animals ultimately spend their time, creating a mosaic of risk and opportunity for species whose ranges extend across multiple jurisdictions.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Juan Arroyo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Amazon $35 Walmart $32 Target Players must match beautiful tiles on their game boards to create mosaics and score maximum points in this satisfying strategy game.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Designed by architect Julia Morgan, the castle has a theater showing film clips of William Randolph Hearst’s mistress, Marion Davies; lavish rooms filled with sculptures and urns from ancient Greece and Rome; and a swimming pool dazzling with its mosaics.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
This kind of patchwork governance, Sherman said, can influence where wild animals ultimately spend their time, creating a mosaic of risk and opportunity for species whose ranges extend across multiple jurisdictions.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosaic
Noun
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And the lighting inside the mountain is a tapestry of blues, greens and oranges.—
Keith Sharon,
The Tennessean,
28 July 2025
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Back in Lamego’s center, explore its 12th-century castle, peer into the ornate Lamego Cathedral, or wander the Museu de Lamego—a former bishop’s palace housing Flemish tapestries.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Photo collages in the waiting room show hundreds of patients, from infants to young adults.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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This collage shows Shi'a Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi (left) and President Donald Trump.—
Brendan Cole
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Noun
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There are daily wellness classes such as aerial yoga, core workouts, tone & stretch, and yoga and pilates fusion and in-room spa treatments such as a body polish, Lomi Lomi massage and after sun replenishing treatment.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The experimental, 10-track mixtape sees Balvin playfully expand his signature reggaeton sound with fusions of hip-hop, merengue, salsa and drill rap.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.4% lower a day after climbing to an all-time high.—
Alex Veiga,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher.—
Alex Veiga,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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“Mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosaic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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