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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

The congeries of small groups of lower hills in the north are known as the Hessische Bergland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various




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