as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
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Recent Examples of medley
The curtain opened to a full, 55-piece symphony orchestra performing a medley of 14 brands’ advertising jingles from the last century.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
What Song of the Year contender from this year might one day appear in another 12-minute medley?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Progress and a medley of LLCs registered to its legal address control thousands of homes across Tarrant County, a small yet meaningful chunk of the company’s national single family rental empire.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
Another medley found stars gathering a tribute to Keith Urban, who received the ACM Triple Crown Award.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2025
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
What Song of the Year contender from this year might one day appear in another 12-minute medley?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Progress and a medley of LLCs registered to its legal address control thousands of homes across Tarrant County, a small yet meaningful chunk of the company’s national single family rental empire.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
Another medley found stars gathering a tribute to Keith Urban, who received the ACM Triple Crown Award.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medley
Noun
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Others paid the salaries of support staff for a wide variety of public health initiatives.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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In those texts, there have been many remembrances of his generosity of spirit, and not just of the monetary variety.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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And yet, even with all of the traditional evening wear in the mix, this year’s assortment of fashions still felt entirely modern—and at times, quite unexpected too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
25 May 2025
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This process involves selecting a base hat and embellishing it with various elements like faux flowers, crinoline, and an assortment of feathers, resulting in an elaborate and unique creation perfect for prestigious occasions.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 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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Other approaches include showing a collage of identities or reflecting diversity across the persona set.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Its concerns, ironically, feel far too logistical for a figure whose cold calculations disguised a more vivid and monstrously human collage.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medley. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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