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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
There will also be exciting opportunity drawings and grab bags.
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Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
Young enthusiasts can start their own collection with $1 grab bags filled with eight minerals.
—Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
The animal features a unique grab bag of traits of other nudibranchs, says study co-author and MBARI marine biologist Steven Haddock.
—Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
And state laws are a grab bag of various rules, mostly focused on data privacy in general.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
Young enthusiasts can start their own collection with $1 grab bags filled with eight minerals.
—Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
The animal features a unique grab bag of traits of other nudibranchs, says study co-author and MBARI marine biologist Steven Haddock.
—Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
And state laws are a grab bag of various rules, mostly focused on data privacy in general.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grab bag
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For a variety of reasons, including delays tied to the need for workers with proper security clearances, Boeing may or may not be able to complete the order before the end of President Donald Trump’s second term.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Here are a few: Fun and Games events are June 1 and June 15 featuring a variety of board and card games; call 404-713-9762.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The area initially comprised an assortment of restaurants and shops that visitors passed through to get to the exit.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
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City council members had an assortment of questions about the sale of the artwork, the university’s junk bond status by Moody’s, and whether the university had a backup plan if the council voted against pitching in with the bond issue.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.—
Sandra E. Garcia,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Current section record holders from Torrey Pines include Mia Kragh (girls 100-yard butterfly) and Logan Noguchi (boys 200 IM, 100 fly and 100 back) as well as two girls relays (200 and 400 free) and two boys relays (200 medley and 400 free).—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Other approaches include showing a collage of identities or reflecting diversity across the persona set.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Its concerns, ironically, feel far too logistical for a figure whose cold calculations disguised a more vivid and monstrously human collage.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Ted Danson initially thought being paired with Shelley Long on Cheers was 'a bad, bad idea' Long's post-Cheers career was a mixed bag.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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However, today’s tech leaders’ political positions are a mixed bag.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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In an age of runaway AI, Palantir’s blend of realpolitik and moral restraint may be less of an anomaly and more of a preview.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The hosts also talk about the Fanatics Games, a blend of Pros vs. Joes and MrBeast’s YouTube channel; the good (big ratings) and bad (social race-baiting) about the WNBA‘s opening weekend; and the sale of LiveBarn, the youth sports streaming platform whose backers include Susquehanna and Ares.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
22 May 2025
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“Grab bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grab%20bag. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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