as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the state senate must contend with a veritable salad of legislative measures before it can adjourn for the session
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Recent Examples of salad
The breakfast and brunch chain also offers an Atlantic Tuna Melt made with tuna salad, tomato and American cheese on grille rye.
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
The freezer contained meat, but the only item in the refrigerator was a salad.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Acai bowls were recalled over possible plastic contamination, while sesame miso salad and hot honey mustard dressing were recalled over undeclared allergens.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
For lunch, there are burgers, salads, and sandwiches.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
The freezer contained meat, but the only item in the refrigerator was a salad.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Acai bowls were recalled over possible plastic contamination, while sesame miso salad and hot honey mustard dressing were recalled over undeclared allergens.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
For lunch, there are burgers, salads, and sandwiches.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salad
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After each screening, coordinators put together literacy kits, a medley of tools and activities for at-home practice.—
MAKIYA SEMINERA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Nearby, Tavi brings modern Levantine flavors to downtown, where every dish, like the fried-chicken hummus, is a medley of elements.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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But the wider variety in the group stage, slightly counterintuitively, creates less variety at the business end of the tournament.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Grab ‘em in black (pictured above) and a variety of colors, including gray, navy, and berry, though prices vary by style, and keep scrolling for more comfortable work pants, below.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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Girls’ apparel frequently makes up the majority of kids’ clothing SKUs at major retailers, according to Woven Insights, while boys’ assortments skew toward T-shirts and pants with fewer stylistic or fit variations.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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Yali Pia Zanardi is continuing to quietly expand the Yali assortment.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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The restaurant’s walls are jet black and covered in a dorm room-style collage of music posters.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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With assistance from underground mainstay NoSaint, the sounds are a collage of loopy VST plugins that recall hunger-rap Drake, ethereal textures reminiscent of a Nintendo OST, and soaring orchestral organs.—
Serge Selenou,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Salad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salad. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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