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
sports
: a race in swimming in which swimmers use a different stroke for each different part of the race
won the individual medley
4
archaic
: melee
Examples of medley in a Sentence
Noun
a medley of show tunes
a medley of snack foods available on the buffet table
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Dave Skretta, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Liu clapped when the score was read amid her own warm-up, then proceeded to rip through the debut of a new free skate set to a medley of Lady Gaga songs.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The Black Sabbath frontman was a five-time Grammy winner and a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, according to the VMAs, which announced the medley performance on Friday.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Liu clapped when Levito’s score was read amid her own warm-up, then ripped through the debut of her new free skate set to a medley of Lady Gaga songs.
—Adjective
Stevie Wonder led the show’s hot and funky opening number — a medley tribute to the late Sly Stone capped by a reliably powerhouse vocal performance from Jennifer Hudson.
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“Medley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medley. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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