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as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters
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as in compilation
a collection of writings
the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast
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Recent Examples of miscellany
My miscellany list has gotten long enough to warrant a trip to Walmart.
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
But one topic among the Gazette’s noisy miscellanies is disturbing, if not unexpected, for a modern reader.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The fifth blog will host a miscellany of cool stuff, starting with the Guardian’s first science blog festival.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
Every autumn these publications arrive with their eclectic mix of miscellany and lore.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
But one topic among the Gazette’s noisy miscellanies is disturbing, if not unexpected, for a modern reader.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The fifth blog will host a miscellany of cool stuff, starting with the Guardian’s first science blog festival.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
Every autumn these publications arrive with their eclectic mix of miscellany and lore.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for miscellany
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscellany
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Other finds include a purse full of silver coins, an assortment of the king's exotic spices—including cloves, pieces of ginger, peppercorns and fist-sized lumps of saffron—sourced from locations as far away as modern-day Indonesia.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The limited releases will also feature an assortment of products, including activity kits and themed coloring books.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2025
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In honor of the upcoming compilation, Bose — a partner of Anthony Edwards — will help the NBA superstar celebrate the release with an event during NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco that would include performances by Don Toliver and bdifferent.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2025
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Fans of Sabrina Carpenter and Dua Lipa have used it as a theme song for their video compilations.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Feb. 2025
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No disrespect to Sir Paul McCartney, but Dwayne Carter Jr. (a.k.a. Lil Wayne) clearly had the superior musical medley of the night.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Lil Wayne Gets Support from The Roots for Career-Spanning Medley After Super Bowl Disappointment 8 hr 20 min ago Lil Wayne pulled together a medley of some of his biggest hits during his SNL50: The Anniversary Special performance with The Roots.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Jones, who died in August 2023 after filming National Geographic’s Genius: MLK/X, played Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad on the anthology series.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The show is envisioned as an anthology series following a new historic lawman every season.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.—
Cathy Habas,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2024
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The Generals, like the Globetrotters, practice and work on a variety of areas on the court.—
Jason Jones,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Other lawsuits are likely to be filed, just as there have been challenges to a variety of Trump's policies.—
MANUEL VALDES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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One wall of Shockley’s bedroom was plastered with a collage of mass shooters, the affidavit said.—
Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Shockley's home was searched under a warrant Wednesday, and law enforcement officers discovered a collage of pictures of three school shooters, the affidavit says.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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