assemblage
noun
as·sem·blage
ə-ˈsem-blij 
for sense 3 also ˌa-ˌsäm-ˈbläzh
1
: a collection of persons or things : gathering
2
: the act of assembling : the state of being assembled
3
a
: an artistic composition made from scraps, junk, and odds and ends (as of paper, cloth, wood, stone, or metal)
b
: the art of making assemblages
Synonyms
Examples of assemblage in a Sentence
an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site
tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy
Recent Examples on the Web
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had an assemblage on top that resembled a curved exhaust pipe on a muscle car.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
While wandering a beach in Portugal in 2014, a local sculptor stumbled upon an assemblage of wood and metal that had been thrown ashore during a recent storm.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
At Puku Ridge in Zambia, an artful assemblage of timber respects the natural flows of the area’s floodplain.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024
An assemblage of neon feathers and phosphorescent beads burst out of drawers and scattered across the floor.
—Millan Verma, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
By a close margin, the four fabric assemblages of Harmony Hammond are the fleshiest things in this show.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Image Image Hovsepian, who was born in Isfahan, Iran, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio, makes allusive, shadowy photographs and assemblages that are in the permanent collections of New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago.
—Max Berlinger Stefan Ruiz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
These mineral assemblages are often located at the tops of porphyry systems.
—Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
The ragtag assemblage includes avuncular Carson (John Carroll Lynch), vaudevillian performer Spooky (DC Young Fly), fast-draw gunman Southpaw (Jake Manley), and saloon girl Queeny (Amber Reign Smith), who’s particularly skilled with knives.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024
Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
While wandering a beach in Portugal in 2014, a local sculptor stumbled upon an assemblage of wood and metal that had been thrown ashore during a recent storm.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
At Puku Ridge in Zambia, an artful assemblage of timber respects the natural flows of the area’s floodplain.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024
An assemblage of neon feathers and phosphorescent beads burst out of drawers and scattered across the floor.
—Millan Verma, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
By a close margin, the four fabric assemblages of Harmony Hammond are the fleshiest things in this show.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Image Image Hovsepian, who was born in Isfahan, Iran, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio, makes allusive, shadowy photographs and assemblages that are in the permanent collections of New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago.
—Max Berlinger Stefan Ruiz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
These mineral assemblages are often located at the tops of porphyry systems.
—Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
The ragtag assemblage includes avuncular Carson (John Carroll Lynch), vaudevillian performer Spooky (DC Young Fly), fast-draw gunman Southpaw (Jake Manley), and saloon girl Queeny (Amber Reign Smith), who’s particularly skilled with knives.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024
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assemblage
noun
as·sem·blage
ə-ˈsem-blij
for 3 also ˌas-ˌäm-ˈbläzh
1
: a collection or gathering of persons or things
2
: the act of assembling
3
: an artistic composition made by putting together scraps or junk
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