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smorgasbord

[smawr-guhs-bawrd, -bohrd, shmawr-] / ˈsmɔr gəsˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd, ˈʃmɔr- /
NOUN
buffet-style food
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


NOUN
miscellany of food
Synonyms


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Evenings can be swallowed up by a smorgasbord of networking soirees across town, especially in September when eurocrats and lobbyists alike land back from summer break.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

The human-headed fly in the ointment is the island itself, which is a supernatural smorgasbord, mostly quiet but waking up just in time to meet the visitors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

The ambitious action-adventure's been compared to a buffet, presenting players with a smorgasbord of ideas, gameplay styles and quests to gorge on.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

Coming on the heels of the Grammy Award-winning “Harry’s House,” “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” is an experimental tour-de-force, a pop smorgasbord that is part homage, part electronica and part bacchanalia.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

We pass rapidly from one object to another, sampling them like dishes in a smorgasbord.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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