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 guard played off the ball with the Sun, then back-up one with the Lynx and a hodgepodge of the two positions in Chicago.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
But too much funny business is given to the likes of Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce, and a hodgepodge of modern and legendary golfers (John Daly is the lone standout).
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
The American public should realize that the figures appearing in the chart’s left column represent a hodgepodge of factors that (while not all wholly irrelevant to global trade tensions) cannot be conveniently translated into a statistic that bears any relation to real-world tariff rates.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
With a hodgepodge group at running back featuring Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders, Jaydon Blue and others, success up front will be the biggest factor in determining if the run game comes back to life in 2025.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
But too much funny business is given to the likes of Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce, and a hodgepodge of modern and legendary golfers (John Daly is the lone standout).
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
The American public should realize that the figures appearing in the chart’s left column represent a hodgepodge of factors that (while not all wholly irrelevant to global trade tensions) cannot be conveniently translated into a statistic that bears any relation to real-world tariff rates.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
With a hodgepodge group at running back featuring Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders, Jaydon Blue and others, success up front will be the biggest factor in determining if the run game comes back to life in 2025.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 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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Carey will accept the award and celebrate the achievement with a career-spanning medley of her biggest hits at the Sept. 7 ceremony, live from New York’s UBS Arena.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Lopez returned as host for the first time in 10 years and opened the show with a medley of nearly two dozen of the year’s biggest hits.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
19 Aug. 2025
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This is particularly important for the healthcare field, especially for enterprises use-cases, as healthcare data is largely unstructured and frequently found in a variety of different modalities.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Many brands also offer brewers in a variety of colors and finishes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The licensing deal, which will end in August 2026, allowed Target to sell a smaller and rotating assortment of makeup, skincare, hair care products and more that are carried by the full Ulta stores.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka made a deliberate choice for a glitzy jacket that featured an assortment of red crystals.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
27 Aug. 2025
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Watch the video above to see a collage of the devoted pup completing his daily mission with passion!—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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These collages of images represent Mescal’s artist goals and dreams, serving as a daily force of inspiration.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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Suffice to say, this mishmash was pretty much the antithesis of what the West Coast transplants were looking for.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
18 Aug. 2025
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This mishmash of magnetism is expected to last only a short time during the solar maximum before the magnetic field flips.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
11 June 2025
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“Hodgepodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hodgepodge. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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