mosaics

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plural of mosaic
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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 mosaics This year’s show blends nature with art, and features bird mosaics, woodland animal paintings and cyanotype feather prints. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025 There are Corinthian columns, vestiges of Roman baths, mosaics and a necropolis. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024 The 2024 ornament depicts the mosaics and mural at the top of the dome, which many visitors and school groups photograph or admire while laying down on the floor of the rotunda. — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024

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