as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
drew his artistic inspiration from the city's rich gumbo of musical styles
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Recent Examples of gumbos
Unlike many Cajun restaurants with good platters but weak gumbos and sides, Cocodrie’s excels at everything.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
On the flip side, this thickening agent is put to good use in dishes like gumbos, stews, and curries.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
On the flip side, this thickening agent is put to good use in dishes like gumbos, stews, and curries.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gumbos
Noun
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Many European plum varieties are self-fertile, while hardier American plums need to be cross-pollinated.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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Starbucks’ Protein Lattes come in coffee and matcha varieties.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Kroeze added that pleats, trouser styling, and clean washes are finding their way into premium men’s denim assortments.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
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For consumers, the near-term impact will likely mean tighter assortments on the shelf, fewer niche flavors and package variations, but more emphasis on crowd-pleasing core products.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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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A lot of those songs wind up in the polka medleys.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 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
Noun
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While most jambalayas are made with rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs, some recipes call for tomatoes or celery, while others do not.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Gumbos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gumbos. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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