as in tapestries
something made up of a variety of different things, people, etc.
Immigrants from all corners of the globe have contributed to the city's complex cultural mosaic.
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Recent Examples of mosaics
Their pavilion, created by the Saudi Palestinian artist Dana Awartani, re-creates beautiful floor mosaics from sites in Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon, all destroyed over the past 15 years.
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Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Also uncovered were architectural structures like a public bathhouse, decorative mosaics from a Roman villa, and high-tech water systems.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
In the Italian capital, Bulgari restored the Spanish Steps, the polychrome floor mosaics of the Baths of Caracalla and the marbles of the Torlonia Collection.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
In Ravenna, guests could commit to ambitious 6-hour excursions into Bologna and San Marino, or trips into Ravenna to admire the town's mosaics.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
On display throughout the property is an impressive art collection focusing on emerging and established Latin American and international talents with large-scale sculptures, oil paintings, ceramics, mosaics and lithographs.
—Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Wobbly paint lines and lopsided mosaics?
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Their livers have become genetic mosaics.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
But almost all of them are mosaics.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Also uncovered were architectural structures like a public bathhouse, decorative mosaics from a Roman villa, and high-tech water systems.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
In the Italian capital, Bulgari restored the Spanish Steps, the polychrome floor mosaics of the Baths of Caracalla and the marbles of the Torlonia Collection.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
In Ravenna, guests could commit to ambitious 6-hour excursions into Bologna and San Marino, or trips into Ravenna to admire the town's mosaics.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
On display throughout the property is an impressive art collection focusing on emerging and established Latin American and international talents with large-scale sculptures, oil paintings, ceramics, mosaics and lithographs.
—Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Wobbly paint lines and lopsided mosaics?
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Their livers have become genetic mosaics.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
But almost all of them are mosaics.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosaics
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After the show we were treated to a walkthrough of the David Geffen Galleries, which are showcasing everything from a molded Issey Miyake bustier to Pre-Columbian tapestries.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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The former Sidos space has been transformed into a restaurant with neon signs, faux greenery, tapestries depicting temples and spiral light fixtures.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 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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“Mosaics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosaics. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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