congeries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeries
Noun
  • Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.
    Benjamin Nathans September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Data centers are conglomerations of warehouses storing thousands of computer servers.
    Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The annual music event will be hosted at the Kia Forum and broadcast across the media conglomerate’s alternative and rock stations.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Desmarais family, one of Canada’s richest, invested $622 million in Rockefeller in 2023 through its financial services conglomerate, Power Corporation of Canada.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Combine potatoes, onion mixture, and one jar of pimientos in a 6-quart slow cooker.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Ronnie waited for my reaction, his friendly face a mixture of awe, apprehension and silent apology for his youth.
    Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.
    Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The result is a complex hodgepodge of Covid vaccine policies nationwide.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The most popular recipes of the month reflected this hodgepodge.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her goal is to start a women’s consciousness-raising group, and her efforts have brought together a motley, inquisitive quintet.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • For a sweet-smelling fall centerpiece, add potpourri of your choice.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Fall potpourri is a delight to have around the house in the cozy autumn months.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jays starter Shane Bieber, who was tagged with a two-run Julio Rodríguez homer in the first, adjusted, going six strong innings with a steady mix of off-speed stuff.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And of course, Lorelai’s outerwear brings her signature mix of fun and femininity to every look.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Congeries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeries. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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