salads

noun

plural of salad
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the state senate must contend with a veritable salad of legislative measures before it can adjourn for the session

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Recent Examples of salads Breakfast includes eggs, bacon and sausage, omelets, pancakes, waffles, and biscuits and gravy, while lunch expands into burgers, subs, seafood platters, salads and daily comfort-food specials. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 Passengers can shop for sandwiches, salads, kids meals, candy and even over-the-counter medicine. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Sprinkle seeds over oatmeal, yogurt or salads; add them to a smoothie; mix them into a grain bowl; or keep roasted seeds on hand for a snack. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 31 Aug. 2026 How to Eat Scatter them over salads, yogurt, and your morning oatmeal. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026 Acorn squash is ideal for roasting, soups, salads, or stuffing; its skin softens after baking, making peeling unnecessary. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026 Growth and regulation A customer reaches for Taylor Farms bagged salads for sale at a grocery store in Hercules, California, July 17, 2026. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 There are also soups, breakfast and lunch sandwiches and salads. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The restaurant also sells an assortment of foldable 14-inch New York style pizzas along with potato wedges, chicken wings and salads. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salads
  1. varieties
  2. assortments
  3. medleys
  4. collages
  5. jumbles
  6. stews
Noun
  • Some pear varieties need a compatible second variety nearby for pollination, says Spoonemore, so always check the pollination requirements before buying one.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Over centuries, hundreds of thousands of varieties and cultivars have been bred from them, making the plant family one of the largest in the world.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of varieties
Noun
  • Colored denim has become an important complement to core denim assortments, and brands and consumers are gravitating toward effortless soft and sun-washed tones.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Instead of standardized catalogs and static strategies, companies can optimize assortments locally, adjust pricing dynamically and align offerings with real-time demand.
    — Anan Bishara, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of assortments
Noun
  • 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
Definition of medleys
Noun
  • Frequently incorporating African American women as her subjects, her paintings and collages center around race, femininity, and memory.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
  • Atkinson similarly makes collages, carefully weaving each phrase into the next to create unsettled atmospheres.
    — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of collages
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
  • The restaurant offers Mediterranean specialties like samosas, chicken kebab, hummus, and Persian stews.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 20 Aug. 2026
  • From sharing hearty soups and stews at potlucks to baking gooey cookies and spiced pies for holiday get-togethers, fall recipes are a large part of what makes the season so cozy and magical.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stews

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“Salads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salads. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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