plural medleys
1
: a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
a medley of show tunes
2
: a diverse assortment or mixture
3
sports
: a race in swimming in which swimmers use a different stroke for each different part of the race
won the individual medley
4
archaic
: melee
Examples of medley in a Sentence
Noun
a medley of show tunes
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Home country figure skaters also have cause to celebrate, with Italian Matteo Rizzo’s emotional skate to an Interstellar medley yielding a rousing performance.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026
Stevie Wonder led the show’s hot and funky opening number — a medley tribute to the late Sly Stone capped by a reliably powerhouse vocal performance from Jennifer Hudson.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Two of the four teams who have taken the ice so far have used a medley of Martin's music for their rhythm ice dance event.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Home country figure skaters also have cause to celebrate, with Italian Matteo Rizzo’s emotional skate to an Interstellar medley yielding a rousing performance.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Those nominated for Best New Artist—Addison Rae, KATSEYE, Alex Warren, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, and sombr—will perform in a medley segment.
—Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026
Stevie Wonder led the show’s hot and funky opening number — a medley tribute to the late Sly Stone capped by a reliably powerhouse vocal performance from Jennifer Hudson.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medley. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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