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单词 potpourris
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potpourri

noun

pot·​pour·​ri ˌpō-pu̇-ˈrē How to pronounce potpourri (audio)
1
: a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
2
: a miscellaneous collection : medley
a potpourri of the best songs and sketches Current Biography

Synonyms

  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • alphabet soup
  • assortment
  • botch
  • clutter
  • collage
  • crazy quilt
  • farrago
  • gallimaufry
  • grab bag
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • jambalaya
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • litter
  • macédoine
  • medley
  • mélange
  • menagerie
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • motley
  • muddle
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • pastiche
  • patchwork
  • patchwork quilt
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • salmagundi
  • scramble
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • stew
  • tumble
  • variety
  • welter
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Example Sentences

The festival was a musical potpourri—performances included folk, jazz, blues, and rap music. a potpourri of hit songs from the last 10 years
Recent Examples on the Web Now twice a week, the event sees a potpourri of burgeoning and celebrity comics alike, such as Willie Macc, Ian Bagg, Erik Griffin and Iliza Shlesinger, who was especially captivated by their ethos. Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 This stovetop potpourri can also be made in a slow cooker. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2022 The Ukrainians also need systems that can operate together and at scale, not merely a potpourri of whatever is available in Western stocks. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2022 The street has always been a cultural potpourri, historians said, and immigrant groups have cycled through since Chicago’s West Ridge went from empty garlic fields to a dense urban center. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 28 May 2022 The 25th annual Clairemont Outdoor Living & Garden Tour will feature a potpourri of garden elements ranging from fruit trees to native California plants in 13 gardens in Clairemont, Bay Ho and Bay Park. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022 Lagos’s fashionable residents and global guests went all out with an excellent potpourri of festive ’fits. Vogue, 18 Apr. 2022 Cruising bars ensues as does the potpourri of a severed head in a hatbox, a bitter ex-girlfriend, a mystery briefcase and an evil senator. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2022 Each invited a potpourri of unique talent to put unique spins on both Mitchell’s biggest hits and deep cuts, zigzagging between genres, feelings and the decades. Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French pot pourri, literally, rotten pot

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

potpourris

noun

plural of potpourri
as in medleys
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things a potpourri of hit songs from the last 10 years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • medleys
  • assortments
  • varieties
  • collages
  • jumbles
  • salads
  • mélanges
  • stews
  • ragouts
  • blends
  • hodgepodges
  • menageries
  • gumbos
  • jambalayas
  • amalgams
  • patchworks
  • litters
  • miscellanea
  • smorgasbords
  • pastiches
  • miscellanies
  • mishmashes
  • montages
  • combinations
  • agglomerates
  • ragbags
  • farragoes
  • motleys
  • patchwork quilts
  • mixed bags
  • rummages
  • jungles
  • agglomerations
  • grab bags
  • clutters
  • hashes
  • shuffles
  • crazy quilts
  • accumulations
  • olios
  • tangles
  • scrambles
  • sundries
  • macédoines
  • hotchpotches
  • detritus
  • alphabet soups
  • gallimaufries
  • botches
  • ollas podridas
  • notions
  • olla podridas
  • catchalls
  • omnium-gatherums
  • compounds
  • tumbles
  • muddles
  • salmagundis
  • welters
  • conglomerates
  • composites
  • aggregations
  • fusions
  • oddments
  • aggregates
  • conglomerations
  • admixtures
  • alloys
  • messes
  • intermixtures
  • disorders
  • disarrays
  • chaoses
  • disarrangements
  • imbroglios
  • commixtures
  • morasses
  • shambles
  • snarls
  • bollixes
  • dog's breakfasts
  • confusions
  • odds and ends
  • mix-ups
  • knots
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