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
  • Gucci’s success under Ford and then-chief executive officer Domenico De Sole paved the way for the formation of one of Europe’s biggest luxury conglomerates under the-then PPR, now called Kering.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Key Background Earlier this month, the Justice Department charged Adani, founder and chairman of Adani Group, and executives of the conglomerate with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud and substantive securities fraud.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of conglomerate
Noun
  • Add the lemon dressing to the mixture in the bowl and stir well.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Make potato casserole mixture: Combine the sour cream, cream of chicken soup, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a large mixing bowl, stirring with a whisk.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 1 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
  • This doesn’t make the unpredictable stylistic hodgepodge of this album go down any easier for hip-hop heads who grew up loving Hill’s The Warriors but not musical theater, and who will receive much of this as nuclear-grade cringe.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The showroom and its tire-kicking lot now sit mostly unseen from the freeway, tucked among low-rise retail centers, apartments and a hodgepodge of fast food.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 8 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
  • Southern Grist is offering a potpourri of sales and a special release.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Vulture previously confirmed that Dylan’s potpourri of tweets — now seven and counting — are indeed authentic and written by him.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of potpourri
Noun
  • But its tasty flavor, often described as a mix between banana and mango with a custard-like texture, has prompted a resurgence in its popularity.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • As was the case Tuesday, that again had former starting power forward Nikola Jovic out of the mix.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of mix
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