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as in assemblies
a body of people come together in one place
an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site
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as in accumulations
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy
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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
an assemblage of brass candlesticks on the table
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as in collections
an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
donated his assemblage of 18th-century miniature paintings to the museum
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Recent Examples of assemblages
Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.
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Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
The gallery next door, which is mostly filled with box-like assemblages, proved me wrong.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Suffused with light, it’s filled to the brim with Mabel’s assemblages of glass and driftwood, jewelry, and paintings, as well as Victor’s extensive archive.
—airmail.news, 27 July 2024
Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.
—David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
The gallery next door, which is mostly filled with box-like assemblages, proved me wrong.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Suffused with light, it’s filled to the brim with Mabel’s assemblages of glass and driftwood, jewelry, and paintings, as well as Victor’s extensive archive.
—airmail.news, 27 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assemblages
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Nuclear fuel is loaded into reactors and used until the fuel assemblies become highly radioactive, and must be removed for temporary storage and eventual disposal.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Citizen assemblies or jury-like bodies could help commissioners assess what constitutes reasonable responses to harms.—
John Wihbey,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, snow is expected to begin early Sunday morning in western Montana, with accumulations of up to 3 inches in higher elevations such as the Northern and Southern Clearwater Mountains, Bitterroot and Sapphire Mountains, and the West Glacier and Lower Clark Fork regions.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The map also includes tornado reports for the past week and recent rainfall accumulations.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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Five clusters of uniformed girls press together, arms uplifted, each holding up another girl who balances on one leg.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Acclaimed author and historian Toni Tipton-Martin has written about how this was a common practice in old recipe collections.—
Adrian Miller,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Epiaceratherium itjilik fossil is permanently housed and curated in the Canadian Museum of Nature’s fossil collections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers secured their places in the playoff field proper with wild-card wins at home Wednesday night, setting up matchups against their conferences’ respective top seeds, the Philadelphia Union and San Diego FC.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund followed a few years later, financing study trips to Russia and hosting international conferences with journalists, activists, and scholars.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Vandal Palma, takes an international approach to its menu, resulting in creative mixtures like a ceviche in a crisp, edible cone with coconut foam inspired by Thai and Peruvian flavors (€7).—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Blooms reach five inches across and appear in flaming red, pink, yellow, orange, and in all possible versions and mixtures of these colors.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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If needed, brown the chicken in 2 batches.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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Samples from multiple batches of each of the 23 different products were analyzed to assess total protein, arsenic, cadmium, lead and other elements.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Gorchakov fund works closer to home, sponsoring academic gatherings and Russian-language programs in former Soviet states.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The government has restricted public gatherings and deployed more than 40,000 security personnel.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Assemblages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assemblages. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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