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
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Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
The 50-year-old was in New York on January 16 to sing a medley of songs at the Club World Cup’s launch event for its trophy tour.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
As a result, most songs only got the medley treatment.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
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Noun
For more than 20 years scientists at California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have occasionally encountered this five-inch translucent creature with a bizarre medley of traits.
—Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
The 50-year-old was in New York on January 16 to sing a medley of songs at the Club World Cup’s launch event for its trophy tour.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
After the clock strikes midnight, the Jonas Brothers will take the Times Square stage with a medley performance to commemorate their 20th anniversary as a group.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
As a result, most songs only got the medley treatment.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medley. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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