Thesaurus results for GRAB BAG

grab bag

noun

as in variety

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres

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Recent Examples of grab bag Officials said the advisory is not a quake prediction but urged residents to raise their preparedness, such as emergency food and their grab bag just in case, while continuing their daily lives. —

CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 The artists share the 1970s complex with a typical grab bag of Little Havana enterprises catering to a mostly Central American immigrant community — notaries and tax preparers, a dentist, a hair salon, a barber shop, a convenience store, even a storefront Evangelical church. —

Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 In the package was a grab bag of small pleasures to ease the difficulty of a lengthy deployment – Kind bars, candy, homemade fudge, Girl Scout cookies, puzzle books, pencils, pens, decks of cards and other games. —

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 On his seventh solo album, the British singer-songwriter pairs a grab bag of styles—synth-pop balladry, deep house, a Rolling Stones cover—with clearheaded lyrical introspection. —

Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grab bag

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Out of the 50 Tuscan DOCs and DOCGs in which Sangiovese is the main grape, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is considered the apex of the variety.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
There are moments that end up on the cutting floor due to a variety of reasons, either personnel on screen asking for privacy or the fact that there’s a very quick turnaround time.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 May 2026