as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
drew his artistic inspiration from the city's rich gumbo of musical styles
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Recent Examples of gumbo
Tina Knowles is selling her famous gumbo at the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show.
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Visitors can learn to tend a garden to grow ingredients for gumbo, concoct their own hot sauce, color a mural, help create costumes for a Mardi Gras parade and play music with a band of critters.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 10 Mar. 2026
When used in gumbo, okra releases its mucilage, which naturally thickens the stew, says Rice.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 1 Mar. 2026
Just note that the rice will absorb some of the gumbo liquid during storage.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Visitors can learn to tend a garden to grow ingredients for gumbo, concoct their own hot sauce, color a mural, help create costumes for a Mardi Gras parade and play music with a band of critters.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 10 Mar. 2026
When used in gumbo, okra releases its mucilage, which naturally thickens the stew, says Rice.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 1 Mar. 2026
Just note that the rice will absorb some of the gumbo liquid during storage.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gumbo
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The 2024 World silver medalist brought her characteristic grace and glamour — and a new, high-scoring opening jump — to her Sophia Loren medley short program.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Videos posted on social media showed an attack drone plowing into a building and setting off a fire in Lviv's city center -- a UNESCO World Heritage site with a medley of cobblestone streets and historic buildings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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The six varieties of Caruso giardiniera are now available online, and in stores in 30 states, including more than 100 stores in the Chicago area.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The hotel offers a variety of half-day and full-day excursions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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This assortment also includes a large selection of earrings, bracelets, anklets, rings, hair tie sets, keychains and more.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The first release of an eight-album series in which American composer and pianist Michael Harrison collaborates with a global assortment of artists combining Eastern and Western musical traditions.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a roadside brewery in the zero-waste village of Kamikatsu in Tokoshima, the pub’s triple-height seating area looks like a collage of windows in every size, affording a vertical panorama of mountains.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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In this pre-synthesizer age, Bebe and Louis Barron utilized a mind-blowing selection of electronic gizmos to create a unique collage of otherworldly noise.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Her pixie haircut, her irresistibly cheeky attitude behind the gas mask — the photo made its way everywhere, even to her home in Louisiana, to her grandfather’s general store in Gonzalez — the jambalaya capital of the world.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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There will be homemade goods like gumbo and jambalaya, and kids can enjoy watching educational shows and play in the carnival.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Leaves are used to flavor meat, soups, and stews and may also be added to salsas or steeped in hot water for tea.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Cohen recommends Persian herb stew, Moroccan carrot salad, Libyan fish stew or Yemenite soup with a matzo ball.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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For lunch, enjoy a choice of housemade hummus and pita, salads, paninis on homemade breads, and/or fresh pastas (the more the merrier).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Serve the salad on its own, as a sandwich, or on lettuce leaves.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Gumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gumbo. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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