potluck

noun

Definition of potlucknext
as in picnic

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Recent Examples of potluck These cheesecake bars will be the star of the show at any summer potluck or Fourth of July party. — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Participants are encouraged, potluck-style, to bring a dish, ingredient or drink that others can enjoy. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Below, Burke shares his best tips for making and sharing potluck desserts with your family, whoever that may be. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026 Pasta salad is a classic potluck dish or simple weeknight dinner. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for potluck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potluck
  1. picnic
  2. barbecue
  3. cookout
  4. banquet
  5. roast
  6. bake
  7. dinner
  8. clambake
Noun
  • For the program, visitors are welcome to bring chairs and picnics and stay for the afternoon.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • After all, a park vacation featuring hikes and picnics is a relatively affordable alternative to an international trip.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of picnic
Noun
  • Earlier this year, Southern Living put a spotlight on five pitmasters shaping barbecue in the South.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • People pull out the barbecue, open fire hydrants, throw block parties.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of barbecue
Noun
  • On July 4, the family hosted a memorial cookout with games, raffles and prizes to help raise money for Palaquibay’s funeral.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026
  • Biting into a juicy hamburger hot off the grill is one of our favorite parts of a summer cookout.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Definition of cookout
Noun
  • The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • The form Plato writes in, perhaps invents, of the dinner party with speeches, Steiner’s ‘banquet’ form, pulls against the intellectual content its characters express.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of banquet
Noun
  • Should the seafood-averse find their way through the door, look to an excellent roast chicken in ham jus, accompanied by a welcome splotch of mustard.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky As a longtime friend of the radio host, Kelly Ripa's leading man officiated the 2008 ceremony, which also included a performance by Billy Joel and a raunchy roast delivered by Chevy Chase.
    — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of roast
Noun
  • Forget the traditional graham cracker crust—this no-bake Lemon Icebox Pie uses gingersnaps for more personality.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Reporter Stephanie Breijo and senior food editor Danielle Dorsey wrote about their 15 favorite London pubs, food halls and bake shops.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of bake
Noun
  • Tables sit close enough to the sand that dinner feels like part of the beach.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The hours between finishing work for the day and going out to dinner are the calm before the storm.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of dinner
Noun
  • The clambake is ready when the clams have fully opened, the potatoes are tender, the broth is bubbling and the sausage is heated through.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Fittingly for a film about a foodie such as Bourdain, the cast, director, and audience headed downcoast for a lively beachside clambake outside the cozily rustic Provincetown Inn.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
Definition of clambake

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“Potluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potluck. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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