salads

noun

plural of salad
as in varieties
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 They're baked into countless breads and pastries, and often add a nutty crunch atop yogurt and salads. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Anna Rose Layden | Getty Images Dollar sales of prepackaged salads plunged 14% during the four weeks ended July 25 compared with the year-ago period, according to NielsenIQ. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 If the pies, sandwiches and salads weren’t filling enough, customers can finish off their meal with PaPPo’s signature pizzookie, a pizza-cookie hybrid. — Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 Bay Area-founded Starbird and its signature chicken — tenders, wings, nuggets, sandwiches, salads, wraps and more — will be available in the coming months at that corner of Mowry Avenue and Fremont Boulevard, the company has confirmed. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Think vibrant seasonal salads, wild greens, handmade pies, and vegetables that let the island’s exceptional ingredients shine. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 Guests will be able to customize their own salads from Green Thumb's selection of fresh ingredients, too. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Morels lend well to omelets, pastas, sandwiches, salads, and soups. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 Dishes include harissa avocado bowls, steak and feta pitas, and falafel crunch salads. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salads
  1. varieties
  2. assortments
  3. medleys
  4. collages
  5. jumbles
  6. stews
Noun
  • For branching varieties, the stem should be cut back to the nearest bud or branch.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Shuenemeyer regularly chats with other arborists from Maine to Washington, looking to identify and catalog historic varieties of apples.
    — Kevin Strong, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of varieties
Noun
  • Colored denim has become an important complement to core denim assortments, and brands and consumers are gravitating toward effortless soft and sun-washed tones.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Instead of standardized catalogs and static strategies, companies can optimize assortments locally, adjust pricing dynamically and align offerings with real-time demand.
    — Anan Bishara, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of assortments
Noun
  • Lowlights included uninspiring medleys.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • For the elder millennials, the bittersweet spot was the medleys of older Kanye cuts released from 2004 to 2016 (think The College Dropout to The Life of Pablo).
    — Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of medleys
Noun
  • Frequently incorporating African American women as her subjects, her paintings and collages center around race, femininity, and memory.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
  • Atkinson similarly makes collages, carefully weaving each phrase into the next to create unsettled atmospheres.
    — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of collages
Noun
  • Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumbles
Noun
  • Shrimp can be added to nearly any savory dish, including pasta, tacos, stews, soups, stir fries, or salads.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As the one-time mini-mogul stews in the clink, an appeal is fast-tracking its way through the courts.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of stews

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