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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 salads
The menu at Ford's Garage includes burgers, salads, sandwiches and comfort foods like macaroni and cheese, meatloaf and barbecue.
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Lucia Cheng, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
To add more color to fresh salads, look for the red-veined variety, bloody dock (Rumex sanguineus).
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
There are also salads on the menu and even an Adult Happy Meal (a hamburger, fries and a Painkiller cocktail in a rose gold pineapple cup).
—Connie Ogle
february 6, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
The menu also includes deep-dish, pastas, sandwiches, appetizers, wings, salads and soup, as well as an extensive beer lineup.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Mornings begin at your own pace with homemade granola and shakshuka before heartier lunches and dinners of chicken tagine, lamb kebabs and roasted eggplant with colourful zesty salads mostly plucked from the on-site vegetable garden.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
On the Go Salad Jar Set If salads are a regular part of your weekly meal prep schedule, this salad jar set can simplify your routine.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
Aside from adding it to fruit salads, try this melon in juices, smoothies, frozen desserts, or even grilled for a leafy green salad.
—Christina Manian, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
The fireside brunch at the hotel’s Glitretind Restaurant is a must-have meal; wooden trestle tables are heaped with pastries, salads, crepes, cheeses, eggs, and smoked fish (and the requisite carving table), evoking the chalet-chic of Lech, Austria.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Lucia Cheng, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
To add more color to fresh salads, look for the red-veined variety, bloody dock (Rumex sanguineus).
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
There are also salads on the menu and even an Adult Happy Meal (a hamburger, fries and a Painkiller cocktail in a rose gold pineapple cup).
—Connie Ogle
february 6, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
The menu also includes deep-dish, pastas, sandwiches, appetizers, wings, salads and soup, as well as an extensive beer lineup.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Mornings begin at your own pace with homemade granola and shakshuka before heartier lunches and dinners of chicken tagine, lamb kebabs and roasted eggplant with colourful zesty salads mostly plucked from the on-site vegetable garden.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
On the Go Salad Jar Set If salads are a regular part of your weekly meal prep schedule, this salad jar set can simplify your routine.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
Aside from adding it to fruit salads, try this melon in juices, smoothies, frozen desserts, or even grilled for a leafy green salad.
—Christina Manian, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
The fireside brunch at the hotel’s Glitretind Restaurant is a must-have meal; wooden trestle tables are heaped with pastries, salads, crepes, cheeses, eggs, and smoked fish (and the requisite carving table), evoking the chalet-chic of Lech, Austria.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salads
Noun
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Minute Maid's frozen juices - including several varieties of orange juice, lemonade and limeade - will be discontinued by April, with inventory available while supplies last, Coca-Cola said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Other varieties include a fun skirt with a threadbare T-shirt, or Brandy Melville basics offset by aggressively A-lister sunglasses.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Following the ceremony, invited guests and media will tour the store, explore exclusive product assortments, and capture visuals throughout the flagship space, including dedicated brand and athlete areas.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Its proprietary planner, then, aims to replace the traditionally tedious, labor-intensive methods for aggregating seasonal assortments across brands.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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While further details on how the segment will work were not immediately available, awards shows often have multi-artist performances delivered as tight medleys, although eight is a lot.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Here, she's seen performing on her variety show, which featured a number of famous guests and her own musical medleys.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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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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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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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It can be enjoyed as a salad (be sure to massage the leaves first) or chopped and cooked in stews, soups, curries, and more.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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This hearty winter veggie conveniently is always enjoyed cooked—upping beta carotene bioavailability—and is excellent roasted, mashed, or pureed to be added to stews, curries, baked goods, casseroles, pastas, and more.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Salads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salads. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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