as in jumble
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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Recent Examples of gallimaufry
Try, for example, the Cape Ann Museum, a showcase for work by local artists of sometimes international reputation and a generous gallimaufry of objects relating to local history, the fishing industry, granite quarrying, and the immigrant communities that have kept Gloucester vibrant.
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Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2021
As a directing-writing team, the Wachowskis added fashionable academic flavor by referencing cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, which made their juvenile gallimaufry (including vague biblical allusions) seem highbrow.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019
The main text is laced through a gallimaufry of maps, photos, captions and sidebars, and rendered mostly in flat prose.
—David Greenberg, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2017
Welcome to the weekend miscellany, so named because gallimaufry is too difficult to spell:
Maybe Ann Coulter was too quick to give up on Berkeley.
—Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2021
As a directing-writing team, the Wachowskis added fashionable academic flavor by referencing cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, which made their juvenile gallimaufry (including vague biblical allusions) seem highbrow.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019
The main text is laced through a gallimaufry of maps, photos, captions and sidebars, and rendered mostly in flat prose.
—David Greenberg, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2017
Welcome to the weekend miscellany, so named because gallimaufry is too difficult to spell:
Maybe Ann Coulter was too quick to give up on Berkeley.
—Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallimaufry
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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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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
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These launch providers are racing a medley of Chinese rocket builders to become the second company to land and reuse a first stage booster.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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My first dish, the Peruvian Ceviche, as suggested by my chef, was a stunning medley.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Several good, young A’s players Kurtz’s performance this season has put him near the front of the pack offensively on an A’s team that boasts an assortment of young talent.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Appetizer options include mini crab cakes and salmon bites, served alongside an assortment of specialty cocktails to wash it all down.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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In United's Polaris cabin, the airline serves a variety of soft drinks, spirits, and beer.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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There are a variety of treatments, including counseling, medications and support groups, to help people who want to end that dependency.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pratt, 46, also commemorated his daughter’s birthday with a collage on his Instagram Stories.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Attendees learn contour drawing and collage and drawing with creativity.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Gallimaufry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallimaufry. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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