as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a potpourri of hit songs from the last 10 years
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Recent Examples of potpourri
Du Pont took up residence and across the property created a potpourri of gardens and playful fountains.
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airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
While the shop is small, the selection is a potpourri ranging from practical garden tools to the prettiest holiday decor.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
While the shop is small, the selection is a potpourri ranging from practical garden tools to the prettiest holiday decor.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potpourri
Noun
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For more than 20 years scientists at California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have occasionally encountered this five-inch translucent creature with a bizarre medley of traits.—
Jude Coleman,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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The 50-year-old was in New York on January 16 to sing a medley of songs at the Club World Cup’s launch event for its trophy tour.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Owner Letty Ketner sealed the moment by bringing over a tableside pot of hot water with an assortment of teas to choose from.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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The brands dropped a second assortment with fresh washes.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Only about 3 percent of FRBs are of the repeating variety.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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These varieties produce drab-looking but tasty fruiting bodies called truffles, which mammals like dogs or boars will find by smell—then dig up and eat.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Both of her great-grandmothers were painters; her father, Brian Simpson, is a smooth jazz pianist; and her mother, Beverley Simpson, is a collage artist.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The ensuing preview features a wild mash-up of visual styles, from trippy digital collage to dancing AI bubble people, photo montage, found footage, nature visuals and animation.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Potpourri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potpourri. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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