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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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
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Kenny Loggins stopped by The Tonight Show to showcase a medley of his songs on classroom instruments alongside Jimmy Fallon and the Roots.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2026
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Plus a white sangria mixed with a medley of berries (Perini Ranch Steakhouse Cocktails again), thanks to resident bartender Chris Morocco.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 June 2026
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Each sister influenced a different section of the assortment, which Quay developed to reflect their individual styles while still reading as one family offering.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
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Looking ahead Beyond the fidgets that make up the majority of their inventory, Victoria Essie Studio still sells an assortment of earrings and homewares like trinket dishes and coasters.—
Jennifer Liu
Valentina Duarte,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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That leaves a lot of room for a variety of outcomes, depending on how the additional 12 Republicans vote.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
12 Dec. 2025
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Swift covered a variety of topics while speaking with Colbert, from her Kansas City Chiefs star fiancé Travis Kelce being the love of her life to getting her masters back.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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The screening was preceded by a live orchestra performance of the show’s score with a collage of images from the show projected onto the walls of the amphitheater to spectacular effect.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Her approach to sound collage is deeply idiosyncratic, influenced by her concrète forebearers but untethered from the rigidities of conservatory training.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
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“Gallimaufry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallimaufry. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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