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
Fall potpourri is a delight to have around the house in the cozy autumn months.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the Nevada law goes further and has a veritable potpourri of other aspects.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The museum's potpourri includes an alcove detailing World War II's impact on baseball.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
There’s a touch of toasted oak and a light floral potpourri fragrance.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the Nevada law goes further and has a veritable potpourri of other aspects.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The museum's potpourri includes an alcove detailing World War II's impact on baseball.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
There’s a touch of toasted oak and a light floral potpourri fragrance.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for potpourri
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potpourri
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Like last year, all eight nominees in the Best New Artist category will collaborate on a medley.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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This year’s nominees for best new artist—Olivia Dean, Katseye, the Marías, Addison Rae, Sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren, and Lola Young—will all be performing a medley, continuing a beloved tradition that began last year.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Who’s Next trade show continued to spread its wings, leaning further into demand for broader assortments as retailers seek opportunities to up the lifestyle quotient in stores and cultivate a community vibe that brings consumers back time after time.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In states like Florida that have robust school-choice programs, funding is beginning to follow students to a much wider assortment of learning environments.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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First found in the 1930s, this interpretation was later validated by a wide variety of laboratory experiments.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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The menu has shifted to more small plates and skewers, with meats like chicken, shrimp, fish and wagyu beef and a variety of different vegetables.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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The show features 52 images from the museum’s collection dating from 1860 to 1940, all of which were devised using collage or montage.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Roseman had arranged the personnel of the NFL’s top four teams along his wall in a collage intended for comparison.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Potpourri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potpourri. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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