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as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
the team was a ragtag bunch who had only one thing in common: a lack of skill
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as in tattered
wearing torn or worn out clothes
a ragtag and weary regiment arrived back at headquarters with the latest news from the front
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Recent Examples of ragtag
The rebels were a fairly ragtag and disparate group of local men with a little external support, learning to be fighters.
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Ian Pannell, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
In trying to sell a film about a ragtag team of criminals kidnapping a powerful man’s daughter for ransom, the trailers gave away a key piece of information: The titular little girl is a vicious ballet-dancing vampire.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
In Butch Wicked, a ragtag cabaret-style production consisting of songs from the musical performed by an all-butch cast, producer and actor Pearl Emerson keeps the force, but reverses the feminization.
—James Factora, Them, 13 Dec. 2024
Although ragtag militias have been reported to ambush farms, that outside threat produces less fear than dissent from within after the family, including Hailey‘s partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes), dispatches such a group within the film’s opening minutes.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
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Ian Pannell, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
In trying to sell a film about a ragtag team of criminals kidnapping a powerful man’s daughter for ransom, the trailers gave away a key piece of information: The titular little girl is a vicious ballet-dancing vampire.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
In Butch Wicked, a ragtag cabaret-style production consisting of songs from the musical performed by an all-butch cast, producer and actor Pearl Emerson keeps the force, but reverses the feminization.
—James Factora, Them, 13 Dec. 2024
Although ragtag militias have been reported to ambush farms, that outside threat produces less fear than dissent from within after the family, including Hailey‘s partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes), dispatches such a group within the film’s opening minutes.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ragtag
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For ten nights, an eclectic group of hunters confront the dangerous terrain, nocturnal creatures and their own tiny demons.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Those same influences reverberate throughout her eclectic albums — unmistakably threaded through with her gravelly, gorgeous voice.—
Cat Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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With tattered cardboard signs directing cars and a makeshift sense of professionalism, the system was clear.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Footage shown on local and national TV news showed a tattered segment of the pier floating on the swell with at least one person walking across the debris.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
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The federal government spent more than $6.7 trillion last fiscal year, with the largest payments directed toward Social Security, Medicare, interest payments, defense spending, and other assorted health costs.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
23 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Tom Holland, who has appeared opposite Cumberbatch as Spider-Man to his Doctor Strange in assorted Marvel movies, publicly credited his co-star with teaching him how to cry on command.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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The ragged metallic roaring scream of a Boeing 727 ascending eastward, a high-pitched whine building to a thundering roar, fading to a drone.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The car screamed a ragged series of explosive pops.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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The performances will run the musical gamut and reflect a varied year in music, in which female narrators reined supreme, country ruled the charts and genre-bending was the name of the game. Need a break?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Their distinct histories in the U.S. and varied relationships with the government had shaped three distinctly different political outlooks.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Social media reacted with mixed commentary about the sensitive topic of colorism.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Despite optimism from the companies involved, as CNN reports, past presidential investment announcements have yielded mixed results.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Ragtag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ragtag. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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