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
Fragmentation And Its Challenges Historically, businesses and financial institutions relied on a hodgepodge of systems to manage FX risk.
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Benjamin Avraham, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Sadly, that wasn't enough to sell most moviegoers on the hodgepodge of crystal-clear influences and sociopolitical commentary, as the disappointing box office showed.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
For its direct housing programs, Frontier relies on a hodgepodge of federal funding, including money from HUD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Manning-Beavin said.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
With over 1 billion reported active users on TikTok alone, a hodgepodge of content creators are incentivized to copy popular trends, though there’s less incentive to cite the source material.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Avraham, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Sadly, that wasn't enough to sell most moviegoers on the hodgepodge of crystal-clear influences and sociopolitical commentary, as the disappointing box office showed.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
For its direct housing programs, Frontier relies on a hodgepodge of federal funding, including money from HUD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Manning-Beavin said.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
With over 1 billion reported active users on TikTok alone, a hodgepodge of content creators are incentivized to copy popular trends, though there’s less incentive to cite the source material.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hodgepodge
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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For more than a decade, Combs’s legendary White Parties attracted a medley of stars to the Hamptons, Los Angeles, and Saint-Tropez.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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The rapper recognized the 30th anniversary of his In A Major Way sophomore album and performed a medley of fan-favorite records in the intimate setting.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2025
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The selection covers a rich variety of narrative and aesthetic approaches, with a presence of comedies, genre and science fiction approaches, documentaries, and classic fiction works.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Within Canva’s Magic Studio are a wide variety of AI tools - such as Magic Resize to reformat documents, Magic Edit for photo editing, and Magic Animate to add motion to your designs.—
Chelsea Tobin,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Fine Mess Bakery offers an assortment of beautiful pastries and, on weekends, excellent bread, while Isabel’s Espresso has coffee lovers covered.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Walmart stores have an assortment of over 150,000 items in a location.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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The exhibition features a new body of work Sutherland created from 2024 to 2025, including large-scale abstract paintings, collage that weaves together drawings, photographs, stickers and found images, and sculpture.—
Alia Yee Noll,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The tribute included a sweet collage of throwback photos of White over the years.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The mishmash of those layers is accentuated by you, the player, having controlled Joel as a character this whole time and thus having partial ownership over his heinous/heroic acts.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 May 2025
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Embrace this street styler’s playful sensibilities with a similarly coordinating mishmash of pink-toned pieces from Bode, Guest in Residence, and Zara.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Hodgepodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hodgepodge. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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