as in assortment
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the downtown area has a salmagundi of one-of-a-kind shops, where you can find almost anything you might need—and many things you don't
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Recent Examples of salmagundi
Kashmiri green tea served with a salmagundi of whole spices, crushed almonds or walnuts, and strands of saffron.
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Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2023
On the block was a salmagundi of collectibles, services, and experiences donated by Apparatus, Kravet Furniture, Mikel Welch, Chantel Walkes, and others.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 28 Oct. 2022
Nearly 100 objects from the Met’s collection, from the Near Eastern and African departments to the arms and armor holdings, have been sucked into this sculptural salmagundi.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
The agency’s art department, M.T.A. Arts & Design, founded and first funded in 1985, is rarely — in a salmagundi system 112 years old — presented with a brand-new, blank canvas.
—Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2016
Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2023
On the block was a salmagundi of collectibles, services, and experiences donated by Apparatus, Kravet Furniture, Mikel Welch, Chantel Walkes, and others.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 28 Oct. 2022
Nearly 100 objects from the Met’s collection, from the Near Eastern and African departments to the arms and armor holdings, have been sucked into this sculptural salmagundi.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
The agency’s art department, M.T.A. Arts & Design, founded and first funded in 1985, is rarely — in a salmagundi system 112 years old — presented with a brand-new, blank canvas.
—Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salmagundi
Noun
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Margin pressure, brand confusion and an inability to localize assortment finally led the American parent to divest its last 15% stake in March 2025, marking a full exit from Japan.—
Rebecca Takada,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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One of the most beloved aspects of the festival, the annual assortment of tricks and treats is a feast for the genre-devoted and generally curious alike.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 July 2025
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Ford is counting on offering a variety of powertrain choices such as extended range electric vehicles, partial zero emissions vehicles and a full range of hybrids across its lineup, to win over consumers, according to Farley.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The league is as popular as it’s ever been, setting a variety of viewership and attendance records in the past year.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The crowd for the closing show of the tour in Las Vegas erupted when Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland stepped out on stage alongside Beyoncé near the end of the night for a medley that included a couple of the beloved girl group’s greatest hits.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 July 2025
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However, McIntosh decided to skip the event, taking home three Olympic Gold medals in the 200 medley, 200 fly, and 400 medley.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Photo collages in the waiting room show hundreds of patients, from infants to young adults.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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This collage shows Shi'a Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi (left) and President Donald Trump.—
Brendan Cole
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Salmagundi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salmagundi. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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