as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
clearing out the jungle of boxes cluttering up the garage is her project for the weekend
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Recent Examples of jungle
On Nia Archives’ second album, Emotional Junglist, jungle’s pop princess folds surf, pop-rock, and grunge into high-octane breaks.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Airborne laser mapping allowed researchers to peer through the dense canopy to detect the 37-acre settlement on the Yucatán peninsula; the team then hacked a three-mile path through the jungle with machetes to reach the site, which features a 43-foot-tall pyramid temple.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
After all, the event nowadays feels like the clear king of the Cannes jungle.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Removing the suckers gets rid of extra vines that will cause a tomato plant to outgrow its space, eventually turning into a tomato jungle.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Airborne laser mapping allowed researchers to peer through the dense canopy to detect the 37-acre settlement on the Yucatán peninsula; the team then hacked a three-mile path through the jungle with machetes to reach the site, which features a 43-foot-tall pyramid temple.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
After all, the event nowadays feels like the clear king of the Cannes jungle.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Removing the suckers gets rid of extra vines that will cause a tomato plant to outgrow its space, eventually turning into a tomato jungle.
—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for jungle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jungle
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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And for more of a medley, consider three different colorways to line a midcentury-modern lap pool.
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D’Angelo’s children introduced the medley, which was set against a backdrop of floor to ceiling windows looking out on a starry sky.
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The principal grape varieties in this region are Plavac Mali (red) and Pošip (white).
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Bagel lovers can pick from classic varieties like sesame, cinnamon raisin, blueberry and poppy seed.
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Complete your sleep sanctuary with cozy body pillows, laundry essentials, and a wide assortment of colors and styles.
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Pinned to their random assortment of hats were scrawled, handmade signs proclaiming liberty or death.
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General interest in collage, crafting and pottery is also rising.
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The posts all linked to an official press release on the restaurant's website, which included a lengthy artist's statement that detailed how the large, rectangular collage came together.
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Leonora Carrington‘s mystical menagerie has a new home at Almine Rech.
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For Ella Kent, director of spa, athletics and well-being at Sea Island, understanding the menagerie of services that unite to achieve wellness is vast and different for everyone.
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These high-end travelers pay to remove mental clutter by enjoying a relaxed travel experience, often involving slow travel and being able to disconnect during their time away from home or the office.
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This can be one of the easiest ways to clear clutter while also being sustainable.
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“Jungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jungle. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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