melting pot
noun
plural melting pots
1
a
: a place where a variety of peoples, cultures, or individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole
b
: the population of such a place
2
: a process of blending that often results in invigoration or novelty
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Impressions of the week: Paris was a melting pot of creativity this season, with self-expression as a dominant theme.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
The participation of international, Asian and Southeast Asian galleries makes Art SG unique as the melting pot of East-West esthetics.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
It was presumably dropped into the federal melting pot to become the first but unacknowledged coinage of California gold.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
But between Washington’s CFP appearance last January, Oregon’s No. 1 ranking for most of the 2024 season and USC’s rich tradition, the newcomers have contributed to a melting pot of style and substance on the football field.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
The participation of international, Asian and Southeast Asian galleries makes Art SG unique as the melting pot of East-West esthetics.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
It was presumably dropped into the federal melting pot to become the first but unacknowledged coinage of California gold.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
But between Washington’s CFP appearance last January, Oregon’s No. 1 ranking for most of the 2024 season and USC’s rich tradition, the newcomers have contributed to a melting pot of style and substance on the football field.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Melting pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melting%20pot. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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