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as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters
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as in compilation
a collection of writings
the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast
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Recent Examples of miscellany
Ashmole also tried his hand at poetry, and the miscellany even contains a few of his pieces.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
To our modern sensibilities, cabinets of curiosities may seem like random miscellanies lacking any real order.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Yet this long, obscure miscellany turned out to be a garland of little gems.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
To our modern sensibilities, cabinets of curiosities may seem like random miscellanies lacking any real order.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Yet this long, obscure miscellany turned out to be a garland of little gems.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscellany
Noun
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Fine Mess Bakery offers an assortment of beautiful pastries and, on weekends, excellent bread, while Isabel’s Espresso has coffee lovers covered.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Walmart stores have an assortment of over 150,000 items in a location.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors.—
Luisa Calle,
Billboard,
13 June 2025
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Israel’s Defense Forces say the Iron Dome is a compilation of several features: the technology itself, the machinery used to intercept incoming rockets, the soldiers who operate the system and the commanders who supervise the network.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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For more than a decade, Combs’s legendary White Parties attracted a medley of stars to the Hamptons, Los Angeles, and Saint-Tropez.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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The rapper recognized the 30th anniversary of his In A Major Way sophomore album and performed a medley of fan-favorite records in the intimate setting.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2025
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Now Goggins and Wood — who played doomed lovers Rick and Chelsea on the HBO anthology hit — seemed ready to clear up any such gossip as awards season gets underway.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Each story in the anthology film is presented as an article written for the titular fictional publication’s final issue following the death of their owner and founder.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 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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The Army has taken a variety of steps to protect the streets, including laying metal plates along the parade's route.—
LOLITA C. BALDOR,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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There is a variety of match times on offer too, ranging from three minutes per player right up to 20 mins.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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With glossy pages, this book tracks the evolution of Claude’s prolific work across her entire career, from poems to photographic portraits and photomontages, to essays, word games and text collages.—
Dylin Hardcastle
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Raymond Saunders: Flowers From a Black Garden is a dynamic selection of the artist’s layered, mixed-media works that blend painting, drawing, and collage.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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“Miscellany.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscellany. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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