melting pot
noun
plural melting pots
1
a
: a place where a variety of peoples, cultures, or individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole
b
: the population of such a place
2
: a process of blending that often results in invigoration or novelty
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During the Cannes Film Festival, a melting pot of worldly accents can be heard gossiping at beach clubs, waiting on movie queues and shouting at wild afterparties — but one rang most excited, the gleeful Italian cadence of Marco Calvani.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 May 2025
Skyscrapers towered over a hazy, Saharan landscape — a vibrant melting pot of modernist and historical sites and structures, situated on a confluence of the Nile River.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Per the outlet, the pope's maternal grandparents lived in New Orleans' Seventh Ward, an area known to be traditionally Catholic and a melting pot of people with African, Caribbean and European roots.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 May 2025
San Sebastian is in the heart of Northern Spain’s Basque region, a melting pot of the distinctive local cuisine and a world epicenter of molecular gastronomy.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 May 2025
Skyscrapers towered over a hazy, Saharan landscape — a vibrant melting pot of modernist and historical sites and structures, situated on a confluence of the Nile River.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Per the outlet, the pope's maternal grandparents lived in New Orleans' Seventh Ward, an area known to be traditionally Catholic and a melting pot of people with African, Caribbean and European roots.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 May 2025
San Sebastian is in the heart of Northern Spain’s Basque region, a melting pot of the distinctive local cuisine and a world epicenter of molecular gastronomy.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for melting pot
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“Melting pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melting%20pot. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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