as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
each addition to the house was done in a markedly different architectural idiom, and the result is a whimsical pastiche
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Recent Examples of pastiche
The works were notional pastiches of real-world desperation.
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
An opening sequence involving Yellowjacket cheerleaders (a reference to his Berkeley High School mascot) is a pastiche of a David Lynch films.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
But there’s a lot of art that’s made through pastiche and digital manipulation.
—David Wallace-Wells, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Sondheim’s work is more complex, its pastiche of popular musical genres providing cover for its deeply psychological content.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
An opening sequence involving Yellowjacket cheerleaders (a reference to his Berkeley High School mascot) is a pastiche of a David Lynch films.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
But there’s a lot of art that’s made through pastiche and digital manipulation.
—David Wallace-Wells, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Sondheim’s work is more complex, its pastiche of popular musical genres providing cover for its deeply psychological content.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastiche
Noun
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Orange Bliss: Bursting with a medley of orange flavors, complemented by smooth vanilla and marmalade-like notes from Amarillo hops.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
18 July 2025
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The release of the Cryptopsy medley is the latest addition to a month of ups and downs for Strings, who on Wednesday (July 16) received multiple nominations for the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards – including entertainer and album of the year.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
17 July 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 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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Ford is counting on offering a variety of powertrain choices such as extended range electric vehicles, partial zero emissions vehicles and a full range of hybrids across its lineup, to win over consumers, according to Farley.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The league is as popular as it’s ever been, setting a variety of viewership and attendance records in the past year.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Photo collages in the waiting room show hundreds of patients, from infants to young adults.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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This collage shows Shi'a Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi (left) and President Donald Trump.—
Brendan Cole
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Margin pressure, brand confusion and an inability to localize assortment finally led the American parent to divest its last 15% stake in March 2025, marking a full exit from Japan.—
Rebecca Takada,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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At one point in the video, the camera pans closer to Hayek Pinault to show off the assortment of gold chains across her body.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Pastiche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastiche. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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