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Recent Examples of potluck
There was also a potluck underway, with community potluck meals taking place across America this year as part of a national America250 initiative.
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Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Examples of that involvement include an Eagle Scout teaching guitar to three apartment residents and volunteers from churches organizing Sunday potluck dinners at one of the La Grange buildings, Rounds said.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Meals are usually chill, and potluck-style.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
While attending Friday prayer services, community potlucks during Ramadan and backyard tag football games there over the past three decades, Ahmad came to consider those women in hijabs like extended family.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Examples of that involvement include an Eagle Scout teaching guitar to three apartment residents and volunteers from churches organizing Sunday potluck dinners at one of the La Grange buildings, Rounds said.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Meals are usually chill, and potluck-style.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
While attending Friday prayer services, community potlucks during Ramadan and backyard tag football games there over the past three decades, Ahmad came to consider those women in hijabs like extended family.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potluck
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Enjoy archery, shooting water rockets, tomahawk throwing, exploring fire trucks, racing pinewood derby cars, slacklining, crafts, life-size mazes and more with on-site food trucks offering a variety of cuisines or enjoy your own picnic lunch.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Arcadia Lake sits just north of Oklahoma City and is dotted with picnic pavilions, campgrounds, a fishing pier and swimming beaches.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Bubba’s was known for traditional Eastern Carolina pork barbecue, but Honey Pies is taking the location into Texas territory.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
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Nearby was a building first occupied by Henry Perry’s barbecue business.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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Is this a cookout with a bunch of friends from college?—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Activities include hiking, boat rentals, horseback riding, safari jeep tours, and a chuckwagon cookout.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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Class Notes The Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association held its senior awards banquet at Holy Cross Sunday, honoring many of the state’s top basketball players.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
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The eight-story clubhouse, within walking distance of downtown Portland, houses restaurants, swimming pools, exercise studios, a conditioning room and ballroom and banquet facilities.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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And the people doing the roast is also going to be phenomenal.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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When the maypole stood straight against the blue sky, the marching band played an extra fanfare, people poured into the huge festival tent, sat down on the benches, had pork roast and sausages for lunch — and some more beer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Now known as Cowboy Cookies, these perfect bites won a First Lady cookie bake-off in 2000 between Laura Bush and Tipper Gore, and since then the cookies have been famous.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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Coffman never expected to be opening a bake shop.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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The dinner was held under Queen Rania’s patronage, and the event honored the achievements of the nonprofit’s beneficiaries, expressed appreciation for its donors for their ongoing support, and aimed to secure funding for a new cohort of Jordanian youth to complete their higher education.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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On April 25, the alleged gunman, Cole Allen, armed with a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives, attempted to charge a security checkpoint outside the dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The episode on Massachusetts encompasses clambakes and heroin.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The event features cycling, running and walking races from Boston to the Cape along with clambakes and a concert.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Potluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potluck. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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