mə-ˈnaj-rē
as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the living room is eclectically furnished with a menagerie of garage-sale finds
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Recent Examples of menagerie
Two dozen people had been waiting for this moment, passing the time by handling the store’s menagerie of optical illusions, wooden puzzles and magic-adjacent objects.
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David Segal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The menu is also efficient: One of the few breakfast options is a waffle featuring a different menagerie of toppings each season.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
Better Man opens January 10, and might spur a menagerie category at a future Oscars: Swift as a giraffe; Madonna as a Panther…
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SPIN spoke to Williams about the film.
—Karen Bliss, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
Felix the Cat was the first to take to the skies, and he was soon joined by a menagerie of characters, from Mickey Mouse to Popeye.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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David Segal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The menu is also efficient: One of the few breakfast options is a waffle featuring a different menagerie of toppings each season.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
Better Man opens January 10, and might spur a menagerie category at a future Oscars: Swift as a giraffe; Madonna as a Panther…
Also Read
The 25 Most Influential People in Music In 2025
SPIN spoke to Williams about the film.
—Karen Bliss, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
Felix the Cat was the first to take to the skies, and he was soon joined by a menagerie of characters, from Mickey Mouse to Popeye.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for menagerie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menagerie
Noun
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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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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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The boys of ’90s country got their due elsewhere in the night, with a Blake Shelton/Clint Black/Trace Adkins medley of three-decade-old hits.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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Reba McEntire will perform a medley of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn classics.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
18 Mar. 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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“Menagerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menagerie. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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