as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the exhibit was a hodgepodge of mediocre art, bad art, and really bad art
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Recent Examples of hodgepodge
The moderate temperature also gives you enough time to move the eggs around and avoid a hodgepodge of overcooked and undercooked eggs.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2025
More than $6 billion has been spent on a hodgepodge of shelters that morphed into the largest system of emergency housing for migrants in the country.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Today, as in the early twentieth century, that power stems from a hodgepodge of sources.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Of course, a little googling brought it all flooding back, a random hodgepodge of fairly gossipy tidbits: A Sony executive and a movie producer making crude, racist jokes about then President Obama.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2025
More than $6 billion has been spent on a hodgepodge of shelters that morphed into the largest system of emergency housing for migrants in the country.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Today, as in the early twentieth century, that power stems from a hodgepodge of sources.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Of course, a little googling brought it all flooding back, a random hodgepodge of fairly gossipy tidbits: A Sony executive and a movie producer making crude, racist jokes about then President Obama.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hodgepodge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hodgepodge
Noun
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.—
Cathy Habas,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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No disrespect to Sir Paul McCartney, but Dwayne Carter Jr. (a.k.a. Lil Wayne) clearly had the superior musical medley of the night.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Lil Wayne Gets Support from The Roots for Career-Spanning Medley After Super Bowl Disappointment 8 hr 20 min ago Lil Wayne pulled together a medley of some of his biggest hits during his SNL50: The Anniversary Special performance with The Roots.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Other lawsuits are likely to be filed, just as there have been challenges to a variety of Trump's policies.—
MANUEL VALDES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The shelter was funded largely through a variety of grants from the county, the state and the federal government.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Other finds include a purse full of silver coins, an assortment of the king's exotic spices—including cloves, pieces of ginger, peppercorns and fist-sized lumps of saffron—sourced from locations as far away as modern-day Indonesia.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The limited releases will also feature an assortment of products, including activity kits and themed coloring books.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2025
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One wall of Shockley’s bedroom was plastered with a collage of mass shooters, the affidavit said.—
Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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In addition to several collages and drawings, the show features eight paintings—many of them doused in shades of red, all of them psychologically intense.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Despite its mishmash design, the show is fun and finely tuned, and its structure of building each episode towards a classic game of Deal or No Deal is kind of ingenious.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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So, not quite a history lesson and not quite a rom-com and certainly not an epic, the movie is a mild but pleasant mishmash of genres held together by the sheer charisma of Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson, two actors who seem unexpectedly well suited to each other’s energies.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 July 2024
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