as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers
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Recent Examples of hotchpotch
They have been hampered by a squad which features a hotchpotch of Ashley survivors with little-to-no value and key players whose departures would significantly harm the first XI.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
Palermo's cathedral is like a microcosm of the city – a fabulous hotchpotch of architectural elements, built by the Normans in the 12th century on Byzantine foundations, incorporating bits of a former mosque, and altered repeatedly in the centuries since.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Feb. 2024
On match days, the squad is a hotchpotch of bright sparks scrambling around to recover an unrecoverable ambiance only 17 seasons of the Argentine’s flair can bring.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
Rather, members of the country’s single biggest religious group vote along a hotchpotch of social and demographic lines.
—The Economist, 25 Apr. 2020
In any case, an all-populist coalition could give itself a limited mandate to alter Italy’s hotchpotch of an electoral law, enact a few popular reforms and then go back to the country.
—The Economist, 27 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotchpotch
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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The show was also intentional about embracing younger artists blazing new trails in the industry — from a medley with up-and-coming urban artists Eladio Carrión, Quevedo, Myke Towers, to a Spanglish performance by Joe Jonas and Ela Taubert, who is nominated for best new artist.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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For example, roasted turnips turned up in the second course, among a medley of root vegetables.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hash Bubbie Women’s Flats Every wardrobe needs a reliable pair of flats, and the Hash Bubbie Flats come in a variety of colors to match any outfit.Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
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This mattress-in-a-box brand caters to every kind of sleeper, offering memory foam, innerspring, and hybrid options in a variety of firmness levels.Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
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Therefore, targeting high-value leads will require an assortment of segmentation criteria.Jonathan Schwartz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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With the Amazon Support Small filter, buyers can sift through an assortment of small businesses on the site.Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Another video showed their photos copy and pasted into a collage.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, their Khokhar array of furniture collages flooring fragments with an adhesive made from masonry dust.Kristen de La Vallière, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Hotchpotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotchpotch. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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