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
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Noun
a medley of show tunes
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
Sawtelle Some best dishes off the lengthy menu include the house signature pork rice noodles, Changsha-style spicy tofu, Changsha-style spicy medley, the signature peel-and-eat spicy crawfish and spicy chili beef noodle.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Halle Berry, who starred in 2002's Die Another Day, introduced the medley, first by talking about legacy Bond franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which was given out previously at the Governors Awards.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The crowd at CinemaCon got its first look at some of the footage from the film on Wednesday during Universal’s presentation, as well as a live performance of a medley of some of the music from the show as performed by a 43-piece orchestra conducted by Rickey Minor.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
Sawtelle Some best dishes off the lengthy menu include the house signature pork rice noodles, Changsha-style spicy tofu, Changsha-style spicy medley, the signature peel-and-eat spicy crawfish and spicy chili beef noodle.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The medley eve translated the viral campiness of her Short n’ Sweet tour, with a mini-house onstage.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Halle Berry, who starred in 2002's Die Another Day, introduced the medley, first by talking about legacy Bond franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which was given out previously at the Governors Awards.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medley. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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