as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres
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Recent Examples of grab bag
Wow, this pill grab bag goes crazy.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, survey after survey reveals that significant portions of the public adopt an eclectic and unstable grab bag of beliefs and ideas.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
One of the best ideas for company gifting is to see who might want to participate in a gift exchange, and then everyone brings a grab bag gift.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The mystery grab bags have become one of Trader Joe’s most popular items and sell out very quickly in stores, as shoppers often buy as many as their location will allow them.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, survey after survey reveals that significant portions of the public adopt an eclectic and unstable grab bag of beliefs and ideas.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
One of the best ideas for company gifting is to see who might want to participate in a gift exchange, and then everyone brings a grab bag gift.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The mystery grab bags have become one of Trader Joe’s most popular items and sell out very quickly in stores, as shoppers often buy as many as their location will allow them.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grab bag
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Purple is the classic color of the intensely fragrant flowers of this species, but varieties that bloom in blue, lavender, and pink are also available.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Although the restaurant has served a wide variety of dishes over the years, none have captured locals' hearts and stomachs like Workingman's Friend's enormous, nap-inducing double cheeseburgers.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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So often, luxury hotel beds are quietly elegant, deep, and sumptuous—perhaps dressed in high-thread-count Frette linens or topped with a generous assortment of cushy pillows—but there’s not always a ton of visible design that goes into the actual bed setup itself.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Area 15 is a mixed-use experiential playground, offering up an impressive assortment of retail, dining, nightlife and immersive activities.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Their concert at ActivCare in Pacific Beach included music students from PB Middle School, while their concert at Atria La Jolla featured the duo playing a medley of songs individually and as a duet.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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After each screening, coordinators put together literacy kits, a medley of tools and activities for at-home practice.—
MAKIYA SEMINERA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 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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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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Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.—
Grant Klarich Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Wife Victoria Beckham’s name features along with a collage of other words and symbols.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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Throwing a mixed bag of designs and colors can make for a magical look.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2026
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The retail sales report comes as major retailers in recent weeks have reported their fiscal fourth-quarter reports, and so the results have been a mixed bag.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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That blend of formal and informal science made the confirmation possible.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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The dramedy, shot with a skeleton crew of only 10 people, blends narrative and documentary styles to follow its title character through a day of red tape, cultural identity and survival through laughter.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Grab bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grab%20bag. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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