mə-ˈnaj-rē
as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the living room is eclectically furnished with a menagerie of garage-sale finds
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Recent Examples of menagerie
One-third of seats at the raw bar and in the menagerie will be reserved for walk-ins.
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Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026
But there’s a vast menagerie of curves out there, composed of numerous infinite families, and each has its own structure of rational points.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
But this menagerie is not viewed as a problem for residents, but rather an amenity.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
When the Cassini–Huygens mission arrived in the Saturnian system in 2004, it was greeted by a menagerie of mysterious moons with bizarre properties.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026
But there’s a vast menagerie of curves out there, composed of numerous infinite families, and each has its own structure of rational points.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
But this menagerie is not viewed as a problem for residents, but rather an amenity.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
When the Cassini–Huygens mission arrived in the Saturnian system in 2004, it was greeted by a menagerie of mysterious moons with bizarre properties.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for menagerie
Noun
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Denim is large part of the brand’s assortment.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of photographs and historical documents are stored in archives and the collections section of the museum houses an assortment of memorabilia.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Notably, Bauhinia blakeana is a sterile hybrid, resulting from the cross-pollination of two different plant varieties.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Although Abel will be driving the meeting, Berkshire shareholders are likely to still poise a wide variety of questions to the company’s leadership.—
Yun Li,Alex Harring,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Food scraps, leaves and wood chips are some essentials that make up the compost medley needed to repair the soil.—
Kara Finnstrom,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Hudson delivered a Dreamgirls medley during the event, nodding to the 2006 film in which Murphy starred.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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In-person collage-making for those grieving.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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The most lasting albums were built on the tradition of musique concrète, leading to dense, mesmerizing collages.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Menagerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menagerie. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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