medley

noun

med·ley | \ ˈmed-lē

plural medleys

Definition of medley

(Entry 1 of 2)

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 especially : hodgepodge a medley of sounds a medley of desserts was arrested on a medley of charges

3 archaic : melee

medley

adjective

Definition of medley (Entry 2 of 2)

: mixed, motley

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Examples of medley in a Sentence

Noun

a medley of show tunes a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Outside Elliott, other big gains belonged to songs performed during the six-song medley that closed the broadcast highlighting New Jersey natives Queen Latifah, Fetty Wap, Naughty by Nature, Redman and Wyclef Jean. — Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, "2019 MTV Video Music Awards Generate 74% Sales Boost for Songs Performed at the Show," 4 Sep. 2019 The musician and dancer riled up the crowd, and celebrities like Taylor Swift and Tyler Jessie Ferguson could be seen jamming to the epic medley. — Rachel Yang, EW.com, "Missy Elliott brings out grown-up Alyson Stoner, girl from 'Work It' video, during epic VMAs medley performance," 27 Aug. 2019 Grant helped propel Team USA to a world junior record of 3:44.84 in the mixed medley. — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Carmel swimmer Wyatt Davis wins two world junior medals in one day," 21 Aug. 2019 The Cougars earned first place in the 4x400 meter relay and the 4x800 meter medley. — Alex Kushel, sun-sentinel.com, "Congress Middle track and field orchestrates stellar performance at championship," 13 June 2019 Bellacoso, a medley of hip-hop and Caribbean beats featuring the Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny. — New York Times, "How Residente Spends His Sundays," 13 Sep. 2019 DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, Tierra Whack and Fabolous performed a high-energy rap medley. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Rihanna Keeps Reinventing the Lingerie Fashion Show with Savage X Fenty," 11 Sep. 2019 Overnight Reset Oil-in-SerumA medley of seed oils, including meadowfoam and sunflower, are encapsulated and float in a serum spiked with acmella oleracea extract, which is known for plumping and smoothing like Botox without any needles involved. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "Somin of K-Pop Group KARD Just Shared Her Favorite Skin-Care Devices and Products," 10 Sep. 2019 This visual razzle-dazzle is designed to complement the 40 or so selections Underwood will perform (some in medley form). — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carrie Underwood set to ‘Cry Pretty’ at Pechanga Arena San Diego," 5 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Spring Woods sends all six relays to regionals, led by the fifth-place medley boys team of Samuel Jennings, Hewry Schmidt, Jacob Jennings and Clayton Richard. — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, "Memorial girls runner-up at 15-6A swim meet," 24 Jan. 2018 Hunter will have back the GMC third team 200 medley team of Owen Pelzer, Kevin LaGrange, Jakob Eichhorn and Aidan Flanigan. — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, "Preview: St. Xavier highlights talented pool of Cincinnati swimmers, divers," 8 Dec. 2017 In addition, Munoz was part of the winning 200 medley team (back-23.43), and 400 free relay team third leg (45.29). — Staff Report, Orange County Register, "Northwood boys and Woodbridge girls capture PCL swim championships.," 11 May 2017 Wright is a 100m back, 400 free and medley relay specialist. — Randy Sachs, star-telegram.com, "Young swimmers work to create foundation for Mansfield Timberview," 12 June 2017

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