as in tapestries
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 mosaics
There are original 20th-century mosaics underfoot, live jazz in the air, and servers handing out refreshments before anyone even boards.
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Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The building on Arden Way was the only known building with Sheets’ mosaics in Sacramento and was considered architecturally significant because of its New Formalist style, which was popular throughout the area in the mid-20th century.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Gökçen Kurtuluş Öztaşkın, a professor at Pamukkale University in Turkey, told AA that archaeologists also found a Byzantine church with mosaics made of pebbles during their excavation of Olympus, as well as ancient cemeteries and houses.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Nashville airport is filled with the work of dozens of local Tennessee artists, ranging in medium from sculptures to mosaics to paintings.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Demonstrations on site will include blacksmithing, crochet, origami and stain glass/mosaics and others.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Shop for Local Wares Bedford is home to more than a few shops selling wares created by local artisans, such as jewelry, pottery, leather works, and mosaics, even decoy ducks.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
In Marrakech, La Mamounia, which debuted a makeover on its 100th birthday in 2023, lures guests with design features like colorful mosaics and water fountains galore.
—Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
The mosaics of laughter and cocktails of tears.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The building on Arden Way was the only known building with Sheets’ mosaics in Sacramento and was considered architecturally significant because of its New Formalist style, which was popular throughout the area in the mid-20th century.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Gökçen Kurtuluş Öztaşkın, a professor at Pamukkale University in Turkey, told AA that archaeologists also found a Byzantine church with mosaics made of pebbles during their excavation of Olympus, as well as ancient cemeteries and houses.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Nashville airport is filled with the work of dozens of local Tennessee artists, ranging in medium from sculptures to mosaics to paintings.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Demonstrations on site will include blacksmithing, crochet, origami and stain glass/mosaics and others.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Shop for Local Wares Bedford is home to more than a few shops selling wares created by local artisans, such as jewelry, pottery, leather works, and mosaics, even decoy ducks.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
In Marrakech, La Mamounia, which debuted a makeover on its 100th birthday in 2023, lures guests with design features like colorful mosaics and water fountains galore.
—Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
The mosaics of laughter and cocktails of tears.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosaics
Noun
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Whether gilded onto walls in European estates or woven through tapestries now hanging in museums, this symbol of luxury transmitted a message of nuanced taste and cultural awareness.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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Inspired by the beauty of intricate china, tapestries, and oil paintings, each fragrance comes in a sleek, artful bottle.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The familiar formula of group portraits, superlatives, and tacky collages was already in place, and already stale.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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On TikTok, Gen Zers have commiserated to show their hundreds of spreadsheet applications, and collages of rejections from companies with no end to the cycle in sight.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Mosaics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosaics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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