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
Celebrity attendance was a potpourri of wrestling fans and head-scratchers.
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The palate features flavors of strawberry, ripe pink grapefruit, and potpourri.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Spend some time reflecting on your most positive winter connections, and then seek out a scent that can keep them fresh for you every day—whether that means adding candles, potpourri, essential oils, or reed diffusers to your home.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Du Pont took up residence and across the property created a potpourri of gardens and playful fountains.
—airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The palate features flavors of strawberry, ripe pink grapefruit, and potpourri.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Spend some time reflecting on your most positive winter connections, and then seek out a scent that can keep them fresh for you every day—whether that means adding candles, potpourri, essential oils, or reed diffusers to your home.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Du Pont took up residence and across the property created a potpourri of gardens and playful fountains.
—airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for potpourri
Noun
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The boys of ’90s country got their due elsewhere in the night, with a Blake Shelton/Clint Black/Trace Adkins medley of three-decade-old hits.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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Reba McEntire will perform a medley of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn classics.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
18 Mar. 2025
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At the time, her designs pushed the limits and got left out of assortments.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Mar. 2025
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Breeding for More Than Just Color Mr. Baker could have supplied his customers with a flashy assortment of coleus ordered from wholesale sources, skipping years of effort (but missing all the astonishment).—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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The iPhone 15 Pro is available here in a variety of colors and prices in Renewed Premium condition.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Choose from a variety of seasonal hues, including baby pink, light green, and lavender.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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Her collages layer imagery of women draped in tobes, floating through cosmic landscapes in shades of coral, white, and blue, or weeping rubies that cascade like tears.—
Omnia Saed,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Potpourri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potpourri. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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