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
Jake Allen The Indiana Senate approved a nearly 700-page bill containing a hodgepodge of language taken from other bills at risk of dying, including a controversial provision that could encourage more local communities to approve data center projects.
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Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
All State of the Union addresses are a hodgepodge of a president’s preferred talking points, but that lack of cohesion was especially on display Tuesday evening.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Even the smallest design missteps—like rusted fixtures or a hodgepodge of mismatched towels—can not only detract from your space’s aesthetic but also hinder its functionality.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Di Gesu’s food, coupled with the restaurant's nostalgic vibe – a hodgepodge of records plus ‘70s and ‘80s photos of the city – make the pizzeria a cozy neighborhood spot.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
All State of the Union addresses are a hodgepodge of a president’s preferred talking points, but that lack of cohesion was especially on display Tuesday evening.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Even the smallest design missteps—like rusted fixtures or a hodgepodge of mismatched towels—can not only detract from your space’s aesthetic but also hinder its functionality.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Di Gesu’s food, coupled with the restaurant's nostalgic vibe – a hodgepodge of records plus ‘70s and ‘80s photos of the city – make the pizzeria a cozy neighborhood spot.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hodgepodge
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The 2024 World silver medalist brought her characteristic grace and glamour — and a new, high-scoring opening jump — to her Sophia Loren medley short program.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Videos posted on social media showed an attack drone plowing into a building and setting off a fire in Lviv's city center -- a UNESCO World Heritage site with a medley of cobblestone streets and historic buildings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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The six varieties of Caruso giardiniera are now available online, and in stores in 30 states, including more than 100 stores in the Chicago area.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The hotel offers a variety of half-day and full-day excursions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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This assortment also includes a large selection of earrings, bracelets, anklets, rings, hair tie sets, keychains and more.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The first release of an eight-album series in which American composer and pianist Michael Harrison collaborates with a global assortment of artists combining Eastern and Western musical traditions.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a roadside brewery in the zero-waste village of Kamikatsu in Tokoshima, the pub’s triple-height seating area looks like a collage of windows in every size, affording a vertical panorama of mountains.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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In this pre-synthesizer age, Bebe and Louis Barron utilized a mind-blowing selection of electronic gizmos to create a unique collage of otherworldly noise.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Boxing scenes in movies, other than in a handful of classics, tend to start to look all the same, a mishmash of beads of sweat and blood and jowels distended, all fists flying and battering as two men catapult and careen across the ring.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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Piccioli sent out a mishmash of styles from all over a fashion map that seems to have been drawn five or six years ago (oversize sneakers, faux couture gestures like capes and feathers and blah sportswear).—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Hodgepodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hodgepodge. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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