The town itself was a strange amalgam of styles. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
His theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Kors: You wrote Spanglish, arguing that this amalgam is a valid form of expression, not a slumland corruption of two great languages. From Wordnik.com. [Joshua Kors: Ilan Stavans' Magnum Opus: After 13 Years, 'The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature' Is Here] Reference
When the amalgam is heated, the mercury vaporizes, leaving the silver. From Wordnik.com. [Pozos - Guanajuato] Reference
The result of the process is not so much a circulation des élites as a réunion des élites, an amalgam, that is to say, of the two elements. From Wordnik.com. [Political Parties; a Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy] Reference
His Chicago-Memphis amalgam is durable. From Wordnik.com. [Jazzfest: More from The Stomp - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Brumberg repeats the vicious Stalinist "amalgam" myth. From Wordnik.com. [Poland and the Jews: An Exchange] Reference
No one can defeat a nation with this kind of amalgam, with this kind of fauna. From Wordnik.com. [MEXICAN MAGAZINE HAS EXCLUSIVE WITH FIDEL] Reference
Later alchemical writings tended to use the prefix to signify a specific type of 'amalgam'. From Wordnik.com. [The Watcher: The New Zealand Voice of the Left Hand Path #7] Reference
So i lowered down the importance of that my thoughts, repeated the "amalgam", dressed up and went to meet the guy. From Wordnik.com. [fullasagoog.com full roast blend] Reference
"through-other," which again is the Scottish synonym for a kind of amalgam of addled and harum-scarum. From Wordnik.com. [Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places] Reference
He’s never become his own person, the story suggests, and instead is a kind of amalgam of his family and its reputation and history. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Ambersons « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Was this one live concert or is it an amalgam of several shows?. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Ragogna: Government and Go-Go: Conversations with Stone Sour and Slipknot's Corey Taylor, and Chuck Brown] Reference
Kelly Kaduce played Butterfly as an odd amalgam of cultures, however. From Wordnik.com. [Santa Fe's Busy 'Tales,' Bloody 'Butterfly,' Tinny 'Flute'] Reference
His ideology is a strange amalgam of anarchy, socialism and free-market communism. From Wordnik.com. [The Horror, The Horror] Reference
But since the final result is an amalgam of the two types, this fine point was lost. From Wordnik.com. [How Real Is The Placebo Effect?] Reference
Sean Wilentz provides a worthy amalgam of biography, critical appraisal and anecdotal dish. From Wordnik.com. [The Short List] Reference
The downside is that using amalgam mercury results in CFLs with slightly longer run-up times. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Have CFLs been improved in any ways?] Reference
The GOP has morphed into the Tea Party, an amalgam of the very angry and the apparently inept. From Wordnik.com. [Neil McCarthy: It's Their Party] Reference
Manufacturer BlueMax claims the amalgam fill prevents mercury from releasing when a CFL breaks. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Have CFLs been improved in any ways?] Reference
Toon Lagoon is an amalgam of characters like Popeye, Hagar the Horrible, and Rocky and Bullwinkle. From Wordnik.com. [$3 Billion Screams!] Reference
Mr. AGNELLO: I've economized and made sort of a amalgam of those parts when we do out live version. From Wordnik.com. [Rebuilding The Beatles, Note by Note] Reference
Dare we risk the disintegration of this 70-year-old amalgam cobbled together by British colonialism?. From Wordnik.com. [A Kurdish Country: How Long Can It Last?] Reference
Elegant and assured, it blends elements of jazz, tango, klezmer and Hong Kong soundtracks into a unique amalgam. From Wordnik.com. [Cinema Inspires Sounds of the City] Reference
The landscape appears to be an amalgam of the author's adopted country of Australia and his native New York City. From Wordnik.com. [Review of ÂThings We Didn't See Coming, stories by Steven Amsterdam] Reference
Instead, the Grand Old Party has morphed into the Tea Party, an amalgam of the very angry and the apparently inept. From Wordnik.com. [Neil McCarthy: It's Their Party] Reference
But it has three obvious options -- its own Sunday Night crew, ABC's Monday Night teams, or some amalgam of the two. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: 'The Ultimate in Appointment Viewing'] Reference
The paper clip, for instance, is not only an ingenious amalgam of form and function, it's a powerful force for order. From Wordnik.com. [Sticky Stuff] Reference
There is, for one, Arnold's liberal views on social issues: an amalgam of Hollywood roots and marriage into the Kennedy clan. From Wordnik.com. [Arnold's Earthquake] Reference
Some on the right say his particular brand of Christianity is a modern amalgam — unorthodox, undisciplined, even insincere. From Wordnik.com. [Finding His Faith] Reference
An American ambassador in Asia states flatly that, at best, the attitude toward Japan is an unstable amalgam of trust and worry. From Wordnik.com. [Sweeping History Under The Carpet] Reference
This amalgam you may apply with a cloth to any metal, even iron, though it be a rusty bar, and you have it neatly silvered over. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
But for all the variety, the unyielding constant in his music was the blues — a perfect amalgam of gospel churn and sinful yearn. From Wordnik.com. [Blues for an Organ Grinder] Reference
Mercury is traditionally put into CFLs as a liquid, but in recent years, manufacturers have increasingly used solid forms, or amalgam. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Have CFLs been improved in any ways?] Reference
Initially, Affleck intended only to star, but found himself gripped by the tale's amalgam of love story, character study and hardboiled noir. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Affleck: 'It's in the hands of the movie gods'] Reference
The experts at Energy Star say when a CFL breaks, the amount of mercury released wouldn't be significantly different whether it's liquid or amalgam. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Have CFLs been improved in any ways?] Reference
In practice, the distinction between diplomacy and pressure is academic since diplomacy is never abstract; it inevitably involves an amalgam of both. From Wordnik.com. [AMERICA'S ASSIGNMENT] Reference
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