potlucks

noun

plural of potluck
as in picnics

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  1. picnics
  2. banquets
  3. roasts
  4. feasts
  5. dinners
Noun
  • The temperature-regulating fabric, made from a blend of 65 percent cotton and 35 percent linen, is the perfect choice for any upcoming bridal or baby showers, picnics, or even as a cool swimsuit cover-up at the beach.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The installation forms one part of Frogner Park, one of Oslo’s busiest recreational spaces, where monumental art sits alongside picnics, exercise, family outings and ordinary neighborhood life.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of picnics
Noun
  • Who knows when state banquets will return to the ornate halls of Buckingham Palace?
    — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
  • In keeping with their professions, Kelly and Giffords have to do a lot of these banquets.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of banquets
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The stove tells the story of countless family suppers, cooking lessons, holiday feasts, and Sunday pancakes.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 July 2026
  • One imagines her sweeping through arched thresholds, the click-clack of heels echoing across the burnished parquet, or presiding over feasts at the baronial dining table.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of feasts
Noun
  • At dinners, someone would mention a founder; nods were followed by anecdotes of a charming visionary.
    — Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • While hotel dinners are not usually my first choice in a great food city like Amsterdam, the leafy setting of the Garden Terrace made an evening of truffle flatbreads and scallop carpaccio worth staying in.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of dinners
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