grab bag

noun

Synonyms of grab bagnext
1
: a receptacle (such as a bag) containing small articles which are to be drawn (as at a party or fair) without being seen
2
: a miscellaneous collection : potpourri

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Examples of grab bag in a Sentence

Congress has proposed a grab bag of tax cuts. the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres
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There will also be exciting opportunity drawings and grab bags. — Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025 This is done by acrobats, who shuffle themselves up a 50-foot pole to grab bags with playing orders suspended high above the square. — John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024 His team has put forward not a comprehensive economic plan but a grab bag of proposals for tax cuts, tariffs, and financial deregulation. — Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 That’s a very random and horrifying grab bag of sounds. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grab bag

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of grab bag was in 1855

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“Grab bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grab%20bag. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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