congeries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeries
Noun
  • Pet Sounds’s conglomeration of Phil Spector bombast, symphonic teen ennui, and choral excellence was just as much a product of the vast, scintillating dream America of Broadway composer Leonard Bernstein as the commercial-jingle perfection of the girl-group era.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
  • Intended for both slim and puffy outerwear, the new material prevents the conglomeration of fibers and pushes the sustainability envelope further as it is entirely crafted from recycled fibers derived from post-consumer PET bottles.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Elkann is also the chair of Stellantis, the automaker conglomerate whose umbrella includes Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, Peugeot and Vauxhall.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • The conglomerate, with interests from automobiles to heavy equipment, saw its net profit plummet nearly 60% to $335 million, partly due to sluggish car sales.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Step 3: Soak Soak the silver in the mixture until all tarnish is removed.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
  • When the red warp dye was chemically analyzed in 1964, it was found to be a mixture of purpurin, first produced in 1867, and chrysophenine, first synthesized in 1885.
    Dorothy Armstrong June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Last week, dining out was a hodgepodge of family time, work meetings and checking out a refreshed space on Lake Minnetonka for next year’s patio guide.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
  • The streets are a hodgepodge of old industrial buildings, natural-wine bars, empty lots, boutique gyms, and wobbly-looking houses in the midst of being either fixed up or torn down.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 June 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
  • Drinking champagne at the Eiffel Tower at 4 a.m. Snorting from a potpourri of drugs in a luxe party bus at Burning Man. Partying at Prince’s house while The Purple One performed atop a table.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • Using an air purifier or simmering potpourri on the stove can also help with lingering smells.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cars 2 throws far too many characters into the mix, resulting in a frustratingly overlong and underwhelming movie.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 26 June 2025
  • The series continues to have a killer soundtrack, with enough money and juice to pay for Led Zeppelin in the premiere, and to offer a mix of genres and eras throughout, from early Eighties New Wave to modern alt-country.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
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“Congeries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congeries. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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