as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a potpourri of hit songs from the last 10 years
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Recent Examples of potpourri
From accidents to litter boxes, pets come with a potpourri of unpleasant aromas.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Nonetheless, everything Trump has poured into this legislative potpourri — from tax and spending cuts to a big Pentagon boost and sprawling policy directives — depends on the package getting special consideration under special rules.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 17 May 2025
This set of images is a potpourri of visual and historical cues.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The wine features tropical fruit and herbal blackcurrant aromas around a floral potpourri note.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Nonetheless, everything Trump has poured into this legislative potpourri — from tax and spending cuts to a big Pentagon boost and sprawling policy directives — depends on the package getting special consideration under special rules.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 17 May 2025
This set of images is a potpourri of visual and historical cues.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The wine features tropical fruit and herbal blackcurrant aromas around a floral potpourri note.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potpourri
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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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With the law books filled with a great assortment of crimes, a prosecutor stands a fair chance of finding at least a technical violation of some act on the part of almost anyone.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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For some members, including Patrick Bannon, club retailers’ eye-catching assortment can be a danger to the wallet.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Most of the trees in the valley are evergreen, but there are pops of color from the Pacific dogwoods, black oaks, maples, and other varieties.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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These robots are used by businesses to attract attention in a variety of public settings, including exhibition halls, retail stores, hospitals, schools, hotels, and for e-commerce live streaming.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 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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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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Drenched in highly vibrant light for heightened illumination, each collage detail shimmers and the smallest symbols and textures are amplified to enhance the visual narrative.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The set features traditional imagery, including fruit and evergreens, a holly wreath, two cardinals perched on mistletoe and a scarlet amaryllis bouquet—all designed using a collage method.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Potpourri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potpourri. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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