as in tapestry
something made up of a variety of different things, people, etc.
Immigrants from all corners of the globe have contributed to the city's complex cultural mosaic.
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Recent Examples of mosaic
My style is a mosaic of my personal and professional identities.
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Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
The museum’s permanent and open collection features historical and everyday objects that hold symbolic meaning in Sufism and are significant in terms of provenance and craftsmanship, including sculpture, musical instruments, textiles, calligraphy, manuscripts, and ceramic and mirror mosaics.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The bathhouse, adorned with intricate mosaics and featuring hot, warm, and cold rooms, resembles a spa-like retreat, and could be the largest thermal complex found yet in a private residence in Pompeii.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This town is a small mosaic within the much larger mosaic of Los Angeles County.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
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Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
The museum’s permanent and open collection features historical and everyday objects that hold symbolic meaning in Sufism and are significant in terms of provenance and craftsmanship, including sculpture, musical instruments, textiles, calligraphy, manuscripts, and ceramic and mirror mosaics.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The bathhouse, adorned with intricate mosaics and featuring hot, warm, and cold rooms, resembles a spa-like retreat, and could be the largest thermal complex found yet in a private residence in Pompeii.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This town is a small mosaic within the much larger mosaic of Los Angeles County.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosaic
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Hruska also added an extra-touch of downtown by incorporating pieces from the tapestries and the bed sheets at the hotel into her prints.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2025
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Interweaving archive footage from adaptations of 1984 with a tapestry of 21st century images, Peck dissects Orwell’s prescient genius and his vital lessons for our times and future.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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One wall of Shockley’s bedroom was plastered with a collage of mass shooters, the affidavit said.—
Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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In addition to several collages and drawings, the show features eight paintings—many of them doused in shades of red, all of them psychologically intense.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Stone’s look was a rare fusion of fashion and comedy.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Type One signed an agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to jointly develop plans for a potential 350 MW-equivalent fusion power plant.—
Alan Neuhauser,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Infrared spectroscopy and simulated friction tests revealed that the composites containing 3 percent and 5 percent zirconia nanoparticles were the most slip-resistant.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Nasdaq composite took a sharper hit, down 0.9 percent by mid-morning trading.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosaic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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