as in assortments
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 medleys
For the elder millennials, the bittersweet spot was the medleys of older Kanye cuts released from 2004 to 2016 (think The College Dropout to The Life of Pablo).
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Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
This 27-track collection features updated mixes of iconic live performances alongside new remixes and medleys of classic Elvis recordings.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
While further details on how the segment will work were not immediately available, awards shows often have multi-artist performances delivered as tight medleys, although eight is a lot.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Here, she's seen performing on her variety show, which featured a number of famous guests and her own musical medleys.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
A lot of those songs wind up in the polka medleys.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Over the years, the telecast has become a predictable parade of tributes, medleys, and artist showcases, all sandwiched between award presentations that seem to please no one but the person who wins them—and even then, that’s not guaranteed.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
And the amount of attention given to these legacy medleys inexplicably dwarfed some of the high-profile modern pop performers.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
This 27-track collection features updated mixes of iconic live performances alongside new remixes and medleys of classic Elvis recordings.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
While further details on how the segment will work were not immediately available, awards shows often have multi-artist performances delivered as tight medleys, although eight is a lot.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Here, she's seen performing on her variety show, which featured a number of famous guests and her own musical medleys.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
A lot of those songs wind up in the polka medleys.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Over the years, the telecast has become a predictable parade of tributes, medleys, and artist showcases, all sandwiched between award presentations that seem to please no one but the person who wins them—and even then, that’s not guaranteed.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
And the amount of attention given to these legacy medleys inexplicably dwarfed some of the high-profile modern pop performers.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medleys
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The massive dataset generated by the platform allows retailers and brands to forecast demand, optimize product assortments and analyze physical consumer behavior in ways that were previously only possible through online shopping metrics.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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The company curates snack and pantry assortments for properties including the Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, as well as corporate clients like OpenAI's New York office.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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In many varieties of pessimism, such as Camus’s, the obligation to compassion also entails something like solidarity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Savor Salvadoran Fare Meantime, Gloria’s Pupuseria serves up mouthwatering Salvadoran-style food, including several varieties of pupusas, pasteles, and tamales filled with chicken and potatoes.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The most lasting albums were built on the tradition of musique concrète, leading to dense, mesmerizing collages.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sycamore examines her complicated relationship with her late grandmother Gladys, a renowned Baltimore artist, and begins by literally touching her paintings and collages.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Medleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medleys. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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