as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell
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Recent Examples of mishmash
The intertwining plots unroll in a mishmash of styles.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
This show has always featured a strange mishmash of tones, but the ensemble is more spread out than ever now, and with Kevin Costner gone, there’s no longer an anchor.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Supervisors oversee a mishmash of regional responsibilities ranging from land use issues and regional public health to animal shelters and restaurant inspections.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
Until the postwar period, Paju and Haigh write, IBM’s operations outside the US were a mishmash of joint ventures, subsidiaries, and licensing agreements with no unified strategy.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
This show has always featured a strange mishmash of tones, but the ensemble is more spread out than ever now, and with Kevin Costner gone, there’s no longer an anchor.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Supervisors oversee a mishmash of regional responsibilities ranging from land use issues and regional public health to animal shelters and restaurant inspections.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
Until the postwar period, Paju and Haigh write, IBM’s operations outside the US were a mishmash of joint ventures, subsidiaries, and licensing agreements with no unified strategy.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishmash
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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With Nicole Scherzinger and Patina Miller staring adoringly at him, the Scottish star performed a medley of three songs, including a cheeky rendition of The Ladies Who Lunch—how appropriate, given the venue.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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The artists, minus Carpenter, Roan and Khruangbin, performed a medley before the award was given out.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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Since many of the horses have medical conditions, the rescue manages a variety of diets, medications and treatment plans for the animals, along with cleaning stalls and other tasks.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Other popular kale varieties include red Russian, blue ridge, scotch and winterbor.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
3 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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Fragments of her mother’s suicide note serve as collage material; Portrait of the Artist and Her Mother, a large mixed-media work from 1992, actually incorporates a snapshot of her mother’s body in an open casket.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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Young’s work draws deeply from the elements around him—in his surroundings, through street graffiti, and at his studio in a mostly African-American neighborhood of Miami—organically blending painting, drawing, and collage materials.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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Read: The strategy behind Trump’s policy blitz The changes that have stuck (so far) are a hodgepodge of policies, and appear more focused on getting rid of ideas and initiatives the president doesn’t like than on fixing the problems of cost and access that pervade America’s health-care ecosystem.—
Kristen V. Brown,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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This Shangri-la hidden in the folds of the Himalayas was a pugilistic hodgepodge of Buddhist fiefs until unification as a nation in the 17th century.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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