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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 1886 this conglomeration of settlements was officially named Kansas City.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This diagnosis is not specific to muscularity and is a conglomeration of everything else.
    — Ashleigh N. DeLuca, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of conglomeration
Noun
  • The Turner Broadcasting System board of directors voted today to merge with Time Warner, creating the world’s largest media and entertainment conglomerate.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Over the following 18 months, the business grew from one founder to roughly 75 people, gained recognition in the region and, in 2023, was acquired by a Middle Eastern conglomerate.
    — Trent Challis, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of conglomerate
Noun
  • Don’t worry about the chunky look to the newer potting soil mixtures, as this provides good soil aeration.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The older visible-light observations were consistent with a mixture of ice and silicates, but once the JWST data points are added, no combination of materials and grain sizes could explain what the telescope has seen.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of mixture
Noun
  • Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • The resulting hodgepodge of conditions make keeping track of 3,000 or so Cook County defendants on ankle monitors essentially impossible.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Friday afternoon brought entertainment on 11 stages, a tempting hodgepodge of aromas from 50-plus food vendors and street tents filled with offerings from 125-plus artists as Oakland County’s 28-year tradition kicked off the first of four days.
    — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of hodgepodge
Noun
  • The neutral design appeals to people of all genders and with a motley of styles.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This week’s foe, Tennessee, is almost as motley.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Definition of motley
Noun
  • Here’s my Monday potpourri of notes, playing time nuggets, grades and more on defense.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Atlanta will be packed with a potpourri of stand-up comics this fall.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of potpourri
Noun
  • Rooms Old Dutch Inn contains nine rooms across two floors, with a mix of king and queen beds, including one room with two queen beds, one that’s accessible, and two that can be interconnected.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But good fiction requires novelists to step beyond niceness and toward some richer mix of curiosity and compassion.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Congeries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeries. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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