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potlucks

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plural of potluck

as in picnics

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The Sunday picnics stopped, as did the fruit-picking excursions and trips to the river.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
The gourmet experience extends outdoors too, and the hotel can arrange picnics in the shade of the yew trees.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of picnics

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Some controversial jokes by lesser, edgy comedians fell flat but Jeff Ross, the master of roasts, held the tempo together and kept the roast moving forward.

— Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Other roasts include aged sirloin of beef, British half roast chicken and a walnut roast, all with full trimmings.

— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Definition of roasts

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Ancient dirty dishes University of South Carolina archaeologist Adam King and his colleagues found fragments of ancient DNA from Theobroma cacao in the inner surfaces of potsherds from long-ago feasts at Etowah.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The earliest community members built Etowah mounds by first digging soil for the earthen platforms, then filling them with the remains of ritual feasts.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of feasts

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The hosts can help guests make the most of their trip, organizing anything from boat trips and water sports to private candlelit dinners on the pier.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Happy hours, weddings, dates and dinners all tend to center around it.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

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