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
After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
When Artistic Tile, a luxury stone and tile company, promoted its newest product line—mosaics featuring macaroni and farfalle—in April of this year on Instagram, there was an immediate appetite for the design.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
The mosaics are on display in the Sixth College Admin Hub’s Catalyst Basement Lobby, accessible from the street-level entrance on Scholars Drive North.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
The afternoon had started with ‘Mo 11’ and ‘Robbo 26’ mosaics in the stands.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Between afternoons of swimming, snorkeling, and sunbathing, wander the historic center to visit the town's medieval cathedral and see floor mosaics dating back to the 12th century.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
About 100 volunteers from Glen Park Beautiful and the Create Peace Project and kids from Glen Park School spent months cleaning and painting the bridge, pulling out weeds and finally designing and installing the colorful mosaics.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Their pavilion, created by the Saudi Palestinian artist Dana Awartani, re-creates beautiful floor mosaics from sites in Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon, all destroyed over the past 15 years.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Also uncovered were architectural structures like a public bathhouse, decorative mosaics from a Roman villa, and high-tech water systems.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
When Artistic Tile, a luxury stone and tile company, promoted its newest product line—mosaics featuring macaroni and farfalle—in April of this year on Instagram, there was an immediate appetite for the design.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
The mosaics are on display in the Sixth College Admin Hub’s Catalyst Basement Lobby, accessible from the street-level entrance on Scholars Drive North.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
The afternoon had started with ‘Mo 11’ and ‘Robbo 26’ mosaics in the stands.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 May 2026
Between afternoons of swimming, snorkeling, and sunbathing, wander the historic center to visit the town's medieval cathedral and see floor mosaics dating back to the 12th century.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
About 100 volunteers from Glen Park Beautiful and the Create Peace Project and kids from Glen Park School spent months cleaning and painting the bridge, pulling out weeds and finally designing and installing the colorful mosaics.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Their pavilion, created by the Saudi Palestinian artist Dana Awartani, re-creates beautiful floor mosaics from sites in Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon, all destroyed over the past 15 years.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Also uncovered were architectural structures like a public bathhouse, decorative mosaics from a Roman villa, and high-tech water systems.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosaics
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Gucci Memoria, a collection of tapestries that tells the fashion brand’s 105-year-old history, is one example of how brands are romanticizing their archives.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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Accent walls are evolving to include limewash, murals, wallpaper, and tapestries for depth and personality.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
1 June 2026
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Since the early 1960s, her drawings, watercolors, acrylics, and collages have run like scenic byways along the whooshing turnpike of contemporary art.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The exhibition’s denim collages — cacti, mountains, fences, car keys — frame AI as the latest version of an old American sales pitch.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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