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congeries

[kon-jeer-eez, kon-juh-reez] / kɒnˈdʒɪər iz, ˈkɒn dʒə riz /


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My own are his pansy collages, tightly packed, edge-to-edge congeries of overlapping floral faces that give off a bright radiance as well as well as a sense of menacing, staring eyes.

From New York Times Nov. 16, 2022

The sixties may be just another decade, but The Sixties are something more – a mood, a state of mind, a way of life, a congeries of sounds and images.

From The Guardian Apr. 15, 2018

Though Spencer came up with the term, it has come to define a broader congeries of reaction.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2016

Twitter became a weird congeries of protest updates and jokes about Smee.

From The New Yorker Dec. 5, 2014

After a few blocks they swerved to the left, plunging into a congeries of mean streets where a network of fire-escapes encaged the house fronts.

From Miss Maitland Private Secretary by Bonner, Geraldine




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