plural medleys
1
: a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
a medley of show tunes
2
: a diverse assortment or mixture
3
archaic
: melee
Synonyms
Noun
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of medley in a Sentence
Noun
a medley of show tunes
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
Recent Examples on the Web
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
More than 25 Motown gems and other songs will be performed via a tuneful array of solos, duets and group medleys.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
Ben Burrows and Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
Nonetheless, to make up for the lack of depth this Olympic season, the team showcased stellar performances in the medley events.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Their approach to that piece of music was almost like an overture medley for a classic Hollywood musical, where all the motifs and elements of the score throughout are put into a blender.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
More than 25 Motown gems and other songs will be performed via a tuneful array of solos, duets and group medleys.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Potocka is a medley specialist with the 200m individual medley her only event in Paris.
—Ben Burrows and Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
Nonetheless, to make up for the lack of depth this Olympic season, the team showcased stellar performances in the medley events.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medley. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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