as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers
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Recent Examples of hotchpotch
They have been hampered by a squad which features a hotchpotch of Ashley survivors with little-to-no value and key players whose departures would significantly harm the first XI.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
Palermo's cathedral is like a microcosm of the city – a fabulous hotchpotch of architectural elements, built by the Normans in the 12th century on Byzantine foundations, incorporating bits of a former mosque, and altered repeatedly in the centuries since.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Feb. 2024
On match days, the squad is a hotchpotch of bright sparks scrambling around to recover an unrecoverable ambiance only 17 seasons of the Argentine’s flair can bring.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
Rather, members of the country’s single biggest religious group vote along a hotchpotch of social and demographic lines.
—The Economist, 25 Apr. 2020
In any case, an all-populist coalition could give itself a limited mandate to alter Italy’s hotchpotch of an electoral law, enact a few popular reforms and then go back to the country.
—The Economist, 27 Mar. 2018
Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
Palermo's cathedral is like a microcosm of the city – a fabulous hotchpotch of architectural elements, built by the Normans in the 12th century on Byzantine foundations, incorporating bits of a former mosque, and altered repeatedly in the centuries since.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Feb. 2024
On match days, the squad is a hotchpotch of bright sparks scrambling around to recover an unrecoverable ambiance only 17 seasons of the Argentine’s flair can bring.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
Rather, members of the country’s single biggest religious group vote along a hotchpotch of social and demographic lines.
—The Economist, 25 Apr. 2020
In any case, an all-populist coalition could give itself a limited mandate to alter Italy’s hotchpotch of an electoral law, enact a few popular reforms and then go back to the country.
—The Economist, 27 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotchpotch
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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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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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The crowd at CinemaCon got its first look at some of the footage from the film on Wednesday during Universal’s presentation, as well as a live performance of a medley of some of the music from the show as performed by a 43-piece orchestra conducted by Rickey Minor.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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Sawtelle Some best dishes off the lengthy menu include the house signature pork rice noodles, Changsha-style spicy tofu, Changsha-style spicy medley, the signature peel-and-eat spicy crawfish and spicy chili beef noodle.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Their tech lets clothing companies show off a wide variety of sizes and styles—and for a whole lot cheaper.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Houston, which was devastated by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, bounced back more quickly than expected because its economy was split among a wide variety of industries, including health care, aerospace, shipping, manufacturing and technology.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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From an assortment standpoint, data helps massively as well.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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What was wrong with an assortment of kingdoms, fiefdoms, and tribes?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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The commemorative collage of photos also features Luna's love for Disney princesses.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Can a film really be said to take place in 1918 if nearly half its material constitutes a nonfiction collage of twenty-first-century life?—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Hotchpotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotchpotch. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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