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
  • And the pattern is a beautiful conglomeration of logos that creates an Adinkra symbol.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Nov. 2024
  • In place of SoCs, system designers could use a conglomeration of smaller, simpler-to-design, and easier-to-manufacture chiplets tightly interconnected on an Si-IF.
    Puneet Gupta, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019
Definition of conglomeration
Noun
  • Every individual and every business, from sole proprietors to global conglomerates, faces the risk of cyberattack.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For the first time as a combined conglomerate, Amazon MGM Studios will be taking the stage with a presentation.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of conglomerate
Noun
  • Arrange salad: Arrange spinach mixture on a large serving platter and top with apple slices, blue cheese, cranberries, and pecans.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
  • To a large pitcher, add the milk, then stir in the rye-sherry-juice-bitters mixture.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of mixture
Noun
  • 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
  • Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • The Panthers owe it to themselves to evaluate Young for a long stretch in a system much more dynamic than last year’s hodgepodge while playing behind a competent offensive line.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Indeed, at least two states — Maryland and Maine — have issued warnings, saying that instead of comprehensive ACA coverage, these are often non-ACA products, amounting to a hodgepodge of discount cards, for example, or limited-indemnity plans.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
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
  • This raises a potpourri of very weighty AI ethics concerns, see my coverage at the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • As popular as the Margaux bag itself, the twins have cemented themselves as the North Star of the less-is-more approach, causing Olsen obsessives like myself to collect a potpourri of candid paparazzi shots and street style images, despite there not being many circulating.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of potpourri
Noun
  • Slow Cooker Beef Stew Stews provide a warm mix of foods in one pot, usually containing meat and vegetables.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This week brought an electrifying mix of art, fashion, and cultural celebration, as Black stars illuminated the scene with unforgettable moments.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mix
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