as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
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For the Wicked medley that kicked off the 2025 Academy Awards, Grande, 31, who portrays Glinda in the 2024 musical adaptation, sang the classic song Garland's Dorothy sings before she's transported to Oz.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Erivo, who opened the ceremony with a showstopping medley alongside costar Ariana Grande, already has the Emmy, Grammy, and Tony award, and the 97th Academy Awards presented a third opportunity to add the Oscar with her nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of Elphaba in Wicked.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Earlier in the evening, the Oscars also slated a James Bond tribute sung by Blackpink’s Lisa, Doja Cat, and Raye; and a medley of songs inspired by The Wizard of Oz, as sung by Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2025
Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will take the stage for a special medley of songs from their blockbuster musical Wicked, with additional performances from other artists (check out the full list here).
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Marina Watts, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Erivo, who opened the ceremony with a showstopping medley alongside costar Ariana Grande, already has the Emmy, Grammy, and Tony award, and the 97th Academy Awards presented a third opportunity to add the Oscar with her nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of Elphaba in Wicked.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Earlier in the evening, the Oscars also slated a James Bond tribute sung by Blackpink’s Lisa, Doja Cat, and Raye; and a medley of songs inspired by The Wizard of Oz, as sung by Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2025
Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will take the stage for a special medley of songs from their blockbuster musical Wicked, with additional performances from other artists (check out the full list here).
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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There’s no need to winnow down the dinner menu to showstoppers only, so throw that anxiety out the window and load up the table with a variety of our best Easter recipes.—
Zoe Denenberg,
Bon Appétit,
23 Mar. 2025
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The elegant curtains are crafted from a 100% polyester fabric that comes in a variety of shades and is machine washable.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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And our cashmere assortment really continues to be strong even in spring and summer.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Mar. 2025
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Dinosaur Footprints From the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian–Sinemurian) Precipice Sandstone of the Callide Basin, Queensland, Australia Sam Walters is a journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, ecology, and evolution for Discover, along with an assortment of other topics.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
14 Mar. 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
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Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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Her collages layer imagery of women draped in tobes, floating through cosmic landscapes in shades of coral, white, and blue, or weeping rubies that cascade like tears.—
Omnia Saed,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medley. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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