macédoine

noun

ˌma-sə-ˈdwän How to pronounce macédoine (audio)
Definition of macédoinenext
as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things a quirky secondhand bookstore with a macédoine of out-of-print titles

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Recent Examples of macédoine It was surrounded by a classic macedoine of strawberries with basil. — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macédoine
  1. variety
  2. medley
  3. salad
  4. jumble
  5. ragout
  6. patchwork quilt
  7. patchwork
Noun
  • In an exclusive Vogue Business survey published in 2025, our data revealed that 67% of consumers are more likely to buy from fashion brands that show a variety of body sizes in their marketing.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Disney offered creators a wide variety of future opportunities, including set visits, press junkets and red carpet interviews with talent.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of variety
Noun
  • After an opening medley that spans New Orleans jazz and bounce, the record’s signposts grow increasingly fuzzy.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The monitoring detected a medley of air contaminants commonly associated with burning fossil fuels.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of medley
Noun
  • Potatoes in the red hot box by the salad station were at 94 degrees.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Food and drink After a week of Portuguese fish, pork, sausages, and potatoes, I was thrilled to discover that Octant Praia Verde offered lighter salads, healthy juices, and vegetarian dishes in addition to traditional Portuguese fare.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of salad
Noun
  • 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
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • Customization options include hot toppings of sumac cauliflower and eggplant ragout and cold toppings of garbanzo beans, diced beets, kalamata olives, pickled turnips, cherry peppers, sumac onions, tomato-cucumber mix.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Enjoy a Dover sole in lemon and caper butter, or a white onion tart with mushroom ragout.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ragout
Noun
  • That’s a prime example of the patchwork quilt of producers, platforms and distributors that drive content deals these days — and no two are the same, Fraser adds.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the island became self-sufficient, with the majority of residents managing their own farmland, with the island still bearing its patchwork quilt of stone walls and boundary lines.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of patchwork quilt
Noun
  • The result is a patchwork of rules and regulations for robotaxi operators to follow — an outcome that many industry leaders were desperate to avoid.
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Preserve local input while avoiding a patchwork of regulations, ensuring communities are protected and industry provides sufficient justification and incentives.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of patchwork

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“Macédoine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mac%C3%A9doine. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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