as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a mélange of outfits for her workouts at the gym
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Recent Examples of mélange
To that liturgical point, the headgear is a magnificent melange of an Uzbek Karakul cap, an Eastern Orthodox bishop’s flat-topped mitre, and some ancient Persian polo headgear.
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Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Studio Central's full-size brick buildings are a melange of the architectural styles found on Hollywood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard in California with a hint of New York City.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
After gatherings that seemed like a melange of Business Roundtable mixer, U.N. General Assembly and the congressional gym, the seat of his new government moves north.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Advertisement By any measure, the immediate future of Syria will be an unstable and potentially violent melange of competing groups, intense jockeying for power and settling of scores.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Travel in June for the St. Kitts Music Festival, an annual three-day fete that brings local artists together with international stars representing a melange of genres, from R&B and soul to soca and calypso.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024
The video, funded by the Trump campaign, features a melange of Latin-ish stuff, like Cuban musical motifs and Mexican folk dancers.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The film follows the fate of the planet Arrakis—and its supply of melange, a unique spice and the most valuable substance in the universe—which rests in the hands of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), the untested son of a powerful duke.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
The track is a tender plea for unity built around dextrous acoustic guitars and a melange of light percussion, while Wonder also laces it with piano, bass, harmonica, and more.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Studio Central's full-size brick buildings are a melange of the architectural styles found on Hollywood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard in California with a hint of New York City.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
After gatherings that seemed like a melange of Business Roundtable mixer, U.N. General Assembly and the congressional gym, the seat of his new government moves north.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Advertisement By any measure, the immediate future of Syria will be an unstable and potentially violent melange of competing groups, intense jockeying for power and settling of scores.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Travel in June for the St. Kitts Music Festival, an annual three-day fete that brings local artists together with international stars representing a melange of genres, from R&B and soul to soca and calypso.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024
The video, funded by the Trump campaign, features a melange of Latin-ish stuff, like Cuban musical motifs and Mexican folk dancers.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The film follows the fate of the planet Arrakis—and its supply of melange, a unique spice and the most valuable substance in the universe—which rests in the hands of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), the untested son of a powerful duke.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
The track is a tender plea for unity built around dextrous acoustic guitars and a melange of light percussion, while Wonder also laces it with piano, bass, harmonica, and more.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mélange
Noun
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Ouai’s peony-pink perfume puts a splash of champagne and a medley of flowers into a scent that adds a celebratory spin to winding down for bed.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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The strand, linking Dickies Arena to Interstate 30, is a medley of vacant lots and unrelated businesses, including boot stores and the Vending Nut Co., a local dry fruit distributor.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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There is a collage aesthetic to the film, because that’s just inherent to my experience growing up, getting so much information in so many different forms of media shot into my eyes.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Lorna had been doing drawings and collages for the last few years.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Summary Wounds that heal slower do so for a variety of reasons.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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This is also true for graphite, used in battery electrodes and a variety of industrial applications.—
Scott L. Montgomery,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Mélange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9lange. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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