potluck

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Recent Examples of potluck The most unlikely dish on Audrey's menu may be a take on a church potluck staple: strawberry-pretzel salad. Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 26 June 2025 The group’s monthly Mexican Train potluck and games continues at noon on the third Thursday each month at St. Alban’s Church, 490 Farragut Circle in El Cajon. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025 Momentum Church: 2200 N Main St. — Momentum Church will have an international potluck dinner from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 13. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025 From pasta salads to sheet cake desserts, here are a few retro recipes that will be great additions to this year's potluck. Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for potluck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potluck
Noun
  • There's more to the picnic than just massive amounts of barbecue and family activities.
    Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 July 2025
  • Enjoy a picnic, scenic overlooks, running courses, pristine gardens, and wildlife viewing.
    Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • It’s being held in the same venue as Duncan’s barbecue, a civics center in Anderson, and there will still be $1 tickets for law enforcement officers and first responders.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
  • Members staying in either villa can book a private chef for a barbecue in their garden.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Do certain smells remind you of summer? Campfires and cookouts are longstanding staples.
    Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • In the years that followed, National Night Out grew and neighborhoods across the country now host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and other events along with safety demonstrations and visits from emergency personnel.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • His first visit took place in June 2019 and included tea at Clarence House and a banquet at Buckingham Palace — which featured a speech from Queen Elizabeth II.
    Brendan Rascius July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • Brigitte Macron continued her tour of the U.K. alongside husband Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, with a banquet in London‘s Guildhall on Wednesday.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • There, candidates and state office holders trade barbs with their opponents and roast members of the other party.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 July 2025
  • Sandwiches at Ideal’s come in all forms—egg and cheese, Philly roast pork, and chicken cutlet, to name a few.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • This highly rated air fryer can cook up to 4 pounds of fries or chicken wings and also broils, roasts, bakes, reheats, and dehydrates.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
  • Its heft translates to incredible heat retention and evenly bakes pies with perfect bottom char.
    Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • For a drink after dinner, go to Bar Haya, located just outside of Flor Fina.
    Marcea Cazel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Come in early to take advantage of happy hour, featuring $2 off select appetizers and discounts on beer, wine, and cocktails, then stick around for dinner.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This traditional New England clambake includes two lobsters, steamers, fish chowder, potato, an egg, corn on the cob, and blueberry cake.
    Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2024
  • According to Rambling’s East Coast sources, the usually bustling Long Island clambake enclave — where everyone from Steven Spielberg to Paul McCartney to Brooke Shields owns sprawling properties — is suffering from its sleepiest season in recent memory.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025

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“Potluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potluck. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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