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
  • In a different scenario, a conglomeration of Afghans in cities around the country could rise up.
    Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022
  • In the entertainment world, pop music stems from a conglomeration of other musical genres, including jazz, rock & roll and African drum rhythms.
    Marcus Cobb, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of conglomeration
Noun
  • That means Trump Media’s market value is about equal to Paramount Global, a media conglomerate that owns CBS and has brought in more than $14 billion this year.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • News of Kuhn's departure comes amid reports of layoffs around the country at iHeartMedia, the radio conglomerate that owns WRNW.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of conglomerate
Noun
  • Divide and shape mixture into small (about ¾-inch) balls, forming 30 to 40 meatballs.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Combine egg mixture and milk mixture: Gradually whisk egg yolk mixture into remaining milk mixture in saucepan.
    Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 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
  • All of this doesn’t represent merely a hodgepodge of actions.
    Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • For almost all groups, reaching consumers now involves a hodgepodge of channels and no single mode dominates.
    Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 10 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
  • By pooling their data, researchers end up with a potpourri that obscures population-specific health needs or health risks.
    Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The result is the ineffable potpourri of flavors known as Dr Pepper.
    Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of potpourri
Noun
  • This increase in gross profit margin is due to a higher margin product mix in the manufacturing segment.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The lineup is an incredibly solid mix of Latin music styles, ranging from regional Mexican to various kinds of pop.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of mix
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