medleys

noun

plural of medley
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 Lowlights included uninspiring medleys. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 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). — 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 Medleys ruled the show Over the course of the concert, the band interspersed their set list with three crowd-pleasing medleys. — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medleys
  1. assortments
  2. varieties
  3. jumbles
  4. collages
Noun
  • Independent retailers typically place smaller orders, have fewer approval layers, and can adjust assortments closer to delivery than large national chains.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The vintage furniture—frames and mirrors and desks dating anywhere from the 16th to 19th centuries—sings in artful assortments.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of assortments
Noun
  • In addition, butterflies are natural pollinators that provide critical pollination to several varieties of garden plants each spring, according to LoRusso.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Some canned soups come in low-sodium varieties, but check the sodium content on the nutrition label to be sure.
    — Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of varieties
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 jumbles
Noun
  • During my visit, the museum showed an exhibit about how Yves Saint Laurent engaged with Matisse’s work, displaying Saint Laurent’s clothing alongside the paintings and collages that inspired them.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of collages

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