congeries

noun

Definition of congeriesnext
as in conglomeration

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeries
  1. conglomeration
  2. conglomerate
  3. mixture
  4. jumble
  5. hodgepodge
  6. motley
  7. potpourri
  8. mix
Noun
  • That was kind of a conglomeration of steps that was choreographed by Chris, our fantastic choreographer.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
  • It was proposed by Vanderbilt’s Divest Coalition, a conglomeration of around 20 student organizations and over 1,000 students.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 28 Mar. 2024
Definition of conglomeration
Noun
  • Most luxury watch brands have been consumed by LVMH, Richemont and the other large luxury conglomerates.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Priya Aiyar, who had spent five years at the airline, will take over the top role overseeing legal and compliance functions at the studio conglomerate, the company said Friday.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of conglomerate
Noun
  • Make Caramel For caramel mixture, butter the sides of a heavy medium saucepan.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Wildfire smoke is a mixture of water vapor, gases, and microscopic particles known as particulate matter.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of mixture
Noun
  • Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.
    Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • As Newsweek Sports continues its survey of the Top 10 players at each position in Major League Baseball, second base stands out as a distinct hodgepodge.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The moderate temperature also gives you enough time to move the eggs around and avoid a hodgepodge of overcooked and undercooked eggs.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of hodgepodge
Noun
  • Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.
    Rudy Lee, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • This made us—with all our human, mortal limitations—rather like the God of all those past centuries of belief, or should that be credulity: the God who retained and stored away everything in his motley, moveless time, in which nothing was new or old, remote or recent.
    Margaret Jull Costa, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
Definition of motley
Noun
  • The palate features flavors of strawberry, ripe pink grapefruit, and potpourri.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Spend some time reflecting on your most positive winter connections, and then seek out a scent that can keep them fresh for you every day—whether that means adding candles, potpourri, essential oils, or reed diffusers to your home.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of potpourri
Noun
  • As heard on the debut This Is Big Audio Dynamite, BAD’s music was not a rehash of the punk sound by Jones’ former band but rather an ambitious and adventurous mix of electro-rock, dance, hip-hop and samples.
    David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Over half of flights out of Dallas-Fort Worth International airport on Thursday were canceled by noon as a mix of snow, ice and sleet moved into North Texas.
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of mix
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