as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
the bottom of the drawer was always a miscellaneous accumulation of odds and ends
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Recent Examples of miscellaneous
And yet Nkrumah’s political program was maddeningly miscellaneous, or just vague.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Images show the small wooden cabinet with multiple drawers, some filled with miscellaneous objects.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
This gear could include two nesting frying pans up to 12 inches (305 mm) in diameter; two nesting pots up to 5 liters; four nesting plates; four nesting cups; four nesting bowls; four flatware sets; four spice jars; and miscellaneous cooking tools.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
Replace the stained, ripped, and pilling linens with crisp sets to refresh your bedding and ditch or repurpose the miscellaneous ones in your linen cabinet too.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Images show the small wooden cabinet with multiple drawers, some filled with miscellaneous objects.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
This gear could include two nesting frying pans up to 12 inches (305 mm) in diameter; two nesting pots up to 5 liters; four nesting plates; four nesting cups; four nesting bowls; four flatware sets; four spice jars; and miscellaneous cooking tools.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
Replace the stained, ripped, and pilling linens with crisp sets to refresh your bedding and ditch or repurpose the miscellaneous ones in your linen cabinet too.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscellaneous
Adjective
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Her interests could hardly be more eclectic.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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The band’s concerts have become a hallmark of improvisational energy that has attracted a devoted and eclectic fanbase.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s also a Halloween Mini Cookie Tray with 52 assorted mini cookies, including sugar, chocolate chip, salted caramel, and white chocolate macadamia nut, along with a mix of assorted holiday candies.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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An assorted trio of fruit spreads and a honey duo also feature as part of the holiday drop.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These varied global efforts are helping to define technical standards, cost models, and business cases for dynamic electric road systems, with induction being one of several competing technologies (others include ground-rails and overhead power supply).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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By considering the varied needs of different users, Ausom designs its scooters to adapt to a range of real-world scenarios—whether for daily commuting, longer-distance travel, or occasional recreational use.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Robot can serve as an inspection agent With this new demonstration, a flexible mobile robot, powered by agentic AI that is running on AMD silicon, operates within a warehouse with mixed traffic.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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While the full moon may have some mixed energies, with the planets crisscrossing in all sorts of ways, the key now is to focus on being grounded, balanced and centered as much as possible.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Miscellaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscellaneous. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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