as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
each addition to the house was done in a markedly different architectural idiom, and the result is a whimsical pastiche
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Recent Examples of pastiche
An opening sequence involving Yellowjacket cheerleaders (a reference to his Berkeley High School mascot) is a pastiche of a David Lynch films.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
But there’s a lot of art that’s made through pastiche and digital manipulation.
—David Wallace-Wells, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Sondheim’s work is more complex, its pastiche of popular musical genres providing cover for its deeply psychological content.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
But when tasked with designing the brand’s first hotel, on Rome’s quiet Piazza della Minerva, in the shadow of the Pantheon, Hugo Toro took care not to fall back on literary cliché or neoclassical pastiche.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 7 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
But there’s a lot of art that’s made through pastiche and digital manipulation.
—David Wallace-Wells, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Sondheim’s work is more complex, its pastiche of popular musical genres providing cover for its deeply psychological content.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
But when tasked with designing the brand’s first hotel, on Rome’s quiet Piazza della Minerva, in the shadow of the Pantheon, Hugo Toro took care not to fall back on literary cliché or neoclassical pastiche.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastiche
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Orange Bliss: Bursting with a medley of orange flavors, complemented by smooth vanilla and marmalade-like notes from Amarillo hops.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
18 July 2025
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The release of the Cryptopsy medley is the latest addition to a month of ups and downs for Strings, who on Wednesday (July 16) received multiple nominations for the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards – including entertainer and album of the year.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
17 July 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Over 70 artists will show a variety of fine art, ranging from glass to garden art, wood sculpting to jewelry, and paintings to photography.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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The products have been sold at a variety of retailers, including Walmart, Target, Costco and Amazon.—
Melina Khan,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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The exhibit features over 60 experimental works on paper, collage and mixed media from the 1940s to early 2000s, as well as pieces inspired by the Caribbean and Hamptons landscapes that informed the abstract expressionist painter’s brilliant brushwork.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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Other images in the issue include a white shell-like tray with gold interiors that holds an array of pearls with a bottle of Chanel No. 5 and a colored seashell, and a collage of lion prints, which is a subtle hint to the founder’s zodiac sign.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
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Margin pressure, brand confusion and an inability to localize assortment finally led the American parent to divest its last 15% stake in March 2025, marking a full exit from Japan.—
Rebecca Takada,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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At one point in the video, the camera pans closer to Hayek Pinault to show off the assortment of gold chains across her body.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Pastiche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastiche. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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