amalgamations

noun

plural of amalgamation
as in mixtures
a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things an amalgamation of peat moss and vermiculite is a good medium for starting vegetable seedlings

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Recent Examples of amalgamations But in fact, fluids are amalgamations of molecules and atoms. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 Now you’ll be met with automotive amalgamations like the BMW X6 and the many rivals that have cropped up in the past decade. — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 12 June 2026 And the wines made from cold-hardy hybrid grapes like La Crescent and Frontenac Gris, from Deirdre Heekin of La Garagista in Vermont, and the cider-wine amalgamations of Heekin’s protegee Krista Scruggs. — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amalgamations
  1. mixtures
  2. amalgams
  3. mixes
  4. blends
  5. alloys
  6. combinations
  7. fusions
Noun
  • The four samples contained mixtures of reactive dyes rather than the single dyes frequently examined in previous stripping research.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sliman took up clay and hay mixtures used in village open-air ovens.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixtures
Noun
  • Most of the characters are amalgams of people who knew and worked with Bourdain, who died by suicide in 2018 at age 61.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Amsterdam Polaroids extended Ghirri’s penchant for quotidian surrealism with some strenuous amalgams.
    — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of amalgams
Noun
  • In 2022, the music legend teamed with Duncan Hines on Dolly Parton's baking mixes and frostings.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • All the mixes and all the pans and everything were all people operating the things, the pots, the knobs and things.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixes
Noun
  • In another study published this year, researchers used a DMPU/ethylene glycol-potassium hydroxide system to completely convert PET in polyester/cotton blends at 70 degrees Celsius in 30 minutes, recovering TPA while preserving the cotton component.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Blends Athletic socks made from blends are often part wool, part cotton and sometimes part polyester or other synthetic.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of blends
Noun
  • The team will soon add a corrosion rig to test candidate alloys against hot fluids over time.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The study said the object, which left a greenish discoloration on her palate, was unlikely to be a coin, as the proportions of copper to gold did not correspond to those found in historical alloys.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of alloys
Noun
  • Testing enough combinations to learn which matter used to take months.
    — Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The successive combinations, industry experts have said, have been driven by desires to diversify economically, and keep up with expensive technology investments that have become necessary in the finance industry.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of combinations
Noun
  • Twist Bioscience, in South San Francisco, received 1,260 of them, grew them as antibody fusions in human cells instead, and ran them on a different sensor format entirely.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • While the Kitchen had increasingly opened its doors to fusions of minimalism and rock music practiced by fellow downtown composers like Rhys Chatham, the avant-garde had not cottoned onto disco.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 27 June 2026
Definition of fusions

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“Amalgamations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amalgamations. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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