potluck

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Recent Examples of potluck One day, a family friend who had not gotten enough sauce at the most recent potluck showed up at the store. Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 23 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 Sharing the pioneer spirit On Thursday evening, the Wagon Train group camped at Fresh Pond, parking next to Tesla charging stations and throwing a potluck dinner. Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025 This is our go-to potluck dessert for the warmer months. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for potluck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potluck
Noun
  • The park also includes the Pond House, a playscape and spray pad for kids, a fitness circuit, trails, an Olympic size pool and picnic areas.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
  • Military families enjoyed classic picnic fare, lawn games, and a fireworks display, with the first lady greeting guests.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s a reason Nate Jackson’s debut Netflix special arrives during barbecue season.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • Food and beverages like the famous Black-Eyed Sally’s barbecue dishes and sides are for sale.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • The activation will allow attendees to step into the Hill family’s backyard for a big ole cookout, complete with BBQ bites served up throughout the day, classic lawn games, themed photo ops and a cold can of Alamo (water) to beat the heat.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 July 2025
  • The actress hosted a cookout with Bounty on June 25 in Los Angeles, and there, and shared her barbecue essentials and favorite scene from the spoof with PEOPLE. Hall, 54, has positive memories of working with Keenan Ivory Wayans for the first time on the set of the 2000 classic.
    Angelina Liu, People.com, 7 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
  • Prime rib is an easygoing roast beef without the funk or minerality of dry-aged steaks or the chew of New York Strip.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
  • Being able to be in a Netflix roast of somebody or guest hosting a late-night show...
    Julia Moore, People.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • If a mess does happen, clean up spills or messy bakes early so that grime and grease don’t build up.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • While the eastern half of the United States bakes under a heat dome, another one is driving up temperatures in western Europe.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Usually, cafe lattes in the mornings and dinners at the end of busy weeks.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2025
  • Weeknight dinners and Sunday meal prep don't have to be a chore with these deals on a time-saving air fryer, a compact juicer, and more.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The coast of Maine is my idea of what summertime is all about, from clambakes on the rocky shore to falling asleep to the sound of seagulls.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

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“Potluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potluck. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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