congeries

noun

Definition of congeriesnext
as in conglomeration

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congeries
  1. conglomeration
  2. conglomerate
  3. mixture
  4. jumble
  5. hodgepodge
  6. motley
  7. potpourri
  8. mix
Noun
  • And the pattern is a beautiful conglomeration of logos that creates an Adinkra symbol.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Nov. 2024
  • In place of SoCs, system designers could use a conglomeration of smaller, simpler-to-design, and easier-to-manufacture chiplets tightly interconnected on an Si-IF.
    Puneet Gupta, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019
Definition of conglomeration
Noun
  • Occidental Petroleum , Sirius XM , Verisign — The stocks continued to rise in Monday’s premarket after Warren Buffett disclosed last week that his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate added to its stake in each name.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Laborers must pay one mega-organization to push another conglomerate to pay them better wages.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of conglomerate
Noun
  • In terms of caffeine, the mixture was about equivalent to half of what humans would drink in a cup of espresso, and the sugar was equal to about one-tenth what would be found in a typical energy drink.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Gluten is a mixture of two types of plant protein: prolamine and glutenin, combined with starch to form the protein reserve in the grain of certain cereals, notably wheat (80%).
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of mixture
Noun
  • Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
  • Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • The Panthers owe it to themselves to evaluate Young for a long stretch in a system much more dynamic than last year’s hodgepodge while playing behind a competent offensive line.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Indeed, at least two states — Maryland and Maine — have issued warnings, saying that instead of comprehensive ACA coverage, these are often non-ACA products, amounting to a hodgepodge of discount cards, for example, or limited-indemnity plans.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of hodgepodge
Noun
  • Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.
    Rudy Lee, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • This made us—with all our human, mortal limitations—rather like the God of all those past centuries of belief, or should that be credulity: the God who retained and stored away everything in his motley, moveless time, in which nothing was new or old, remote or recent.
    Margaret Jull Costa, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
Definition of motley
Noun
  • While the shop is small, the selection is a potpourri ranging from practical garden tools to the prettiest holiday decor.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
  • This raises a potpourri of very weighty AI ethics concerns, see my coverage at the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of potpourri
Noun
  • Since 2015, the family has fostered almost 35 dogs from the Richmond Animal League, and the newest addition to their family is beagle foxhound mix, Roscoe.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The difference was remarkable—Lisa’s vocals stood out in the mix and delivered exceptional clarity.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of mix
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