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
To look at Marrakesh from above is to see a mosaic of oranges and pinks—a little terracotta here, a rosy peach there.
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Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
The difficulty is forming a cohesive force out of a mosaic of former rebels with a broad range of experiences, ideological outlooks, and varying degrees of discipline.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
The lobby dazzles with gilded mosaics and Italian marble.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 3 Apr. 2025
Right now, mosaics are making their way into homes as a design feature, taking tile to the next level.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
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Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
The difficulty is forming a cohesive force out of a mosaic of former rebels with a broad range of experiences, ideological outlooks, and varying degrees of discipline.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
The lobby dazzles with gilded mosaics and Italian marble.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 3 Apr. 2025
Right now, mosaics are making their way into homes as a design feature, taking tile to the next level.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mosaic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosaic
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Although the freedom of using inexpensive digital video had inspired the project, Jia mixes and matches media throughout Caught by the Tides, leading to a tapestry of cinematic textures that begins to border on the abstract.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
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Street performers are part of the tapestry of London’s answer to Times Square.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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The sparkling pop-up features customization stations, a photo booth, giveaways from Cake Monkey Bakery and Hi-Chew, sips from Coca-Cola and a Pinterest collage activation.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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Seashells in My Mother’s Garden and The Giant Boulder Rolling Down, featuring eight large-scale paintings and three intricate collage works on paper, is on view through May 31.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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That is, a fusion reaction that fuses a hydrogen nucleus and a boron-11 atom instead of two atoms of the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium.—
David Szondy
May 10,
New Atlas,
10 May 2025
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The Slow Roasted Eggplant — happily still available this month — was a surprise on a Korean fusion menu.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.7%.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The Nasdaq composite led gains with a 3.7 percent rise.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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“Mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosaic. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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