potluck

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Recent Examples of potluck Bring them to a picnic or potluck, or try them for an easy weeknight treat. Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025 The flavor profile is sweet and bright and makes a great potluck side that will have everyone scooping out a big serving. Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025 The Host Should Take the Lead on Organization A danger of hosting a potluck is the risk of multiple people bringing the same dish. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025 Winfield and co-founder Shawn Cox recently hosted a psychedelic potluck at which experts studying and cultivating psychedelic mushrooms discussed genetics, extraction, and specialized equipment. Kate Ruder, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for potluck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potluck
Noun
  • Afterwards, the Folded Hills Winery Farmstead has a great spot for a picnic.
    Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The village is surrounded by walking trails, a yoga deck, and a community picnic area.
    Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cooper complimented The Shed's cooks for being great at barbecue competitions and the restaurant service industry.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Griffin’s loved ones remember him as a homebody and a sharp dresser who loved the Kansas City Chiefs, old Cadillac cars, barbecues and spending time with family, the obituary reads.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When people get sick from a cookout, picnic, or potluck, a common dish that’s pointed to is the potato salad.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Martha Stewart Americana Star Gingham Plaid Table Runner Fourth of July is still a ways off, but here’s a chance to grab a 72-inch-long table runner that’s virtually guaranteed to get compliments from guests at your cookout.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The genius of the banquet sequence is that, even if the festivities do mark a collective release of tension, as Lee the bit player notes, Lee the director insures that the pressure never stops building.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Chaos ensues when Min’s formidable grandmother (Yuh-jung Youn) makes the trek from Korea to throw her grandson a wedding banquet.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stir, drizzle with another 1 teaspoon olive oil and roast for 5 more minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
    Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Its menu, not yet finalized, will feature Nigerian pepper soup with turkey breast, red chili and olive oil, roast beef kebabs with black and red pepper and passata (uncooked tomato puree), along with whole fried and stewed fish.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Eggs can play an essential role in the structure, volume, color, hydration and flavor of our bakes.
    Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Our first question is about the key ingredient of this bake: pistachios.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Choose from fluid midi skirts, like Tory Burch’s deconstructed option or Ulla Johnson’s perfectly polished A-line style, which can go from the office to a dinner out, in seconds flat.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
  • On Friday, prosecutors took the former intern, Christopher Katz, through evidence showing Jones took him to an expensive steak dinner, gave him money for a strip club and sent late-night texts asking to get together, all shortly before pushing Maani for him to be hired by SafeSpeed.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For example, a bride and a groom who once summered in Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, may want to highlight clambake memories in one course.
    Alix Strauss, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Families can attend their famous weekly clambakes, take a ride on the vintage fire truck, go fishing, play foosball or life-size chess, run amuck on the playground, or take a splash in one of two outdoor heated pools.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Potluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potluck. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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