hotchpotch

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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. 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
Noun
  • Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The boys of ’90s country got their due elsewhere in the night, with a Blake Shelton/Clint Black/Trace Adkins medley of three-decade-old hits.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Reba McEntire will perform a medley of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn classics.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The iPhone 15 Pro is available here in a variety of colors and prices in Renewed Premium condition.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Choose from a variety of seasonal hues, including baby pink, light green, and lavender.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, her designs pushed the limits and got left out of assortments.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Breeding for More Than Just Color Mr. Baker could have supplied his customers with a flashy assortment of coleus ordered from wholesale sources, skipping years of effort (but missing all the astonishment).
    Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.
    David S. Wallace, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Her collages layer imagery of women draped in tobes, floating through cosmic landscapes in shades of coral, white, and blue, or weeping rubies that cascade like tears.
    Omnia Saed, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Hotchpotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotchpotch. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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