as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a mélange of outfits for her workouts at the gym
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Recent Examples of mélange
Beyoncé’s attitude toward America is implicitly complicated, in other words — though not as complicated as the musical melange that keeps everyone’s bodies moving and heads doing 360s for three hours.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
But still, the agave spirit is crucial to this melange of booze.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Related Articles In an episode of the series, Markle styled the Takao sweater in light dune melange by Loro Piana.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Their film, which premiered at Sundance before screening at Berlin, is a thoughtful and experimental melange focused on five Sudanese people forced to evacuate Khartoum after RSF soldiers invaded the city.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Related Articles In an episode of the series, Markle styled the Takao sweater in light dune melange by Loro Piana.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The Manner’s Sloane Bar set the stage for Marc Jacobs’ post-show extravaganza, with a fashionable melange of models fresh from the runway at the New York Public Library, drag queens, nightlife impresarios, and friends of the brands enjoying one of the bar’s specialty martinis in the moody space.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
Sharaa’s leadership style will likely fuse aspects of conservative Sunni Islamism, pre–Baath Party Syrian nationalism, and technocratic functionalism—a melange that bears a resemblance to the ideological underpinnings of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party.
—Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
Studio Central's full-size brick buildings are a melange of the architectural styles found on Hollywood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard in California with a hint of New York City.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
But still, the agave spirit is crucial to this melange of booze.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Related Articles In an episode of the series, Markle styled the Takao sweater in light dune melange by Loro Piana.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Their film, which premiered at Sundance before screening at Berlin, is a thoughtful and experimental melange focused on five Sudanese people forced to evacuate Khartoum after RSF soldiers invaded the city.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Related Articles In an episode of the series, Markle styled the Takao sweater in light dune melange by Loro Piana.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The Manner’s Sloane Bar set the stage for Marc Jacobs’ post-show extravaganza, with a fashionable melange of models fresh from the runway at the New York Public Library, drag queens, nightlife impresarios, and friends of the brands enjoying one of the bar’s specialty martinis in the moody space.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
Sharaa’s leadership style will likely fuse aspects of conservative Sunni Islamism, pre–Baath Party Syrian nationalism, and technocratic functionalism—a melange that bears a resemblance to the ideological underpinnings of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party.
—Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
Studio Central's full-size brick buildings are a melange of the architectural styles found on Hollywood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard in California with a hint of New York City.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mélange
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Progress and a medley of LLCs registered to its legal address control thousands of homes across Tarrant County, a small yet meaningful chunk of the company’s national single family rental empire.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2025
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Another medley found stars gathering a tribute to Keith Urban, who received the ACM Triple Crown Award.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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In those texts, there have been many remembrances of his generosity of spirit, and not just of the monetary variety.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Hummingbirds adore the red varieties, while native bees and butterflies are always buzzing about the blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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“Mélange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9lange. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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