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
For example, the 8K Milky Way stitching feature automatically generates mosaics far wider than a single frame.
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New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
The modernist mountain lodge stands out in the historic town with a color palette of snow white, warm woods, and rust, and airiness conveyed by white oak millwork and textured stone mosaics.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
The team at interior design studio Atelier Ikebuchi has created a redesign that combines the old teak floors and elements with white Carrara marble and elaborate mosaics.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Small mosaics, bold geometrics, and overused penny tiles can overwhelm a room.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Haas said throughout the city, some of the previous trash bins had mosaics on them, which many found to be aesthetically appealing.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
The trend is not shiny, glass mosaics, but rather tumbled stone in subtle, natural colors.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
The Cappella Palatina inside the Palazzo dei Normanni is a resplendent example of local architecture that glitters with intricate gold Byzantine mosaics.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
La Duna Gallery features oil paintings and glass mosaics by owners John and Dana Maher.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
The modernist mountain lodge stands out in the historic town with a color palette of snow white, warm woods, and rust, and airiness conveyed by white oak millwork and textured stone mosaics.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
The team at interior design studio Atelier Ikebuchi has created a redesign that combines the old teak floors and elements with white Carrara marble and elaborate mosaics.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Small mosaics, bold geometrics, and overused penny tiles can overwhelm a room.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Haas said throughout the city, some of the previous trash bins had mosaics on them, which many found to be aesthetically appealing.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
The trend is not shiny, glass mosaics, but rather tumbled stone in subtle, natural colors.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
The Cappella Palatina inside the Palazzo dei Normanni is a resplendent example of local architecture that glitters with intricate gold Byzantine mosaics.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
La Duna Gallery features oil paintings and glass mosaics by owners John and Dana Maher.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosaics
Noun
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Step inside to see the castle’s collection of tapestries, ceramics and paintings made for British royalty or venture outside to admire the nearby gardens and park.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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If tapestries bring to mind your cheap college décor, then push that image out of your head.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those intensive collages implied, and even staged, his successive incarnations across six decades of musical self-reinvention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jangly guitars and vaporwave sample collages shiver and burst, while Ritchie raps with an improvisational sensibility.—
Benny Sun,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Mosaics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosaics. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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