as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the collection is a gallimaufry of poems, essays, and short stories that have no apparent unifying theme
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Horacek will demonstrate the how to prune roses, tools needed and this year’s new varieties of roses.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Notably, those potentially deadly varieties are easily confused for safe-to-eat mushrooms – prompting the caution from health officials against foraging.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Poor assortments, confusing pricing, and thin staffing were alienating customers.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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On the apparel side, there’s room to grow, but there’s been progress, as the retailer continues to move away from its reputation of having heavily basic assortments.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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While further details on how the segment will work were not immediately available, awards shows often have multi-artist performances delivered as tight medleys, although eight is a lot.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Here, she's seen performing on her variety show, which featured a number of famous guests and her own musical medleys.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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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
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She’s traveled to Slovenia, Latvia, Portugal, Germany and Mallorca since moving to Sweden, making collages of her photographs for family and friends and writing a children’s book inspired by her grandchildren.—
CNN,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Thomas McKean is a New York City artist known for his elaborate MetroCard collages and sculptures.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Gallimaufries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallimaufries. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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