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an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings
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Recent Examples of patchwork quilt
If your flooring looks more like a patchwork quilt thanks to choppy updates and renovations throughout the years, consider an area rug in the entry that can blend or even camouflage the mismatched look.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
The patchwork quilt that makes up America has not reached the point of equal opportunity for all citizens.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
America has always been a great innovator, but our regulation is sort of a patchwork quilt and very erratic in that way.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
French Lick Springs Hotel (1845) French Lick, Indiana Located on the upper level of the hotel’s event center, the 2024 gingerbread house features a cobblestone fireplace and an edible roof that looks like a patchwork quilt.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
The patchwork quilt that makes up America has not reached the point of equal opportunity for all citizens.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
America has always been a great innovator, but our regulation is sort of a patchwork quilt and very erratic in that way.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
French Lick Springs Hotel (1845) French Lick, Indiana Located on the upper level of the hotel’s event center, the 2024 gingerbread house features a cobblestone fireplace and an edible roof that looks like a patchwork quilt.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchwork quilt
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The 3x Golden Globe nominee channeled Gerard Way in the sketch ‘Goth Kid on Vacation’, which parodied the ’06 single ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’ with a Jamaican reggae medley featuring Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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The show also includes a medley of favorite BTS songs, including MIC Drop, Trivia: Just Dance, Silver Spoon and Ego.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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There are single or double-breasted jackets with wide or narrow lapels and fancy buttons, and white shirts in a variety of styles.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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Guests can feast like a Viking and enjoy a savory menu featuring a variety of meats, fish, sandwiches and more, along with a collection of meads and ciders.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
4 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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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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These articles and practices align with Self’s idea of collage as representative of selfhood and that humans exist in multiple dimensions.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Mar. 2025
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The collage of photos showed Chloe asleep, the couple on the red carpet and the basketball court as well as the national champion on vacation.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Without saying so explicitly, Gottlieb nailed the biggest challenge that the L.A. teams, and probably all four of the West Coast additions to the Big Ten, have faced all season, a crazy quilt schedule and insane travel.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
2 Mar. 2025
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The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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Congress may have viewed them as such—SEC or the FCC, CFPB, the whole alphabet soup—but that is not something that the Constitution understands.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Feb. 2025
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For years, industry has complained about the alphabet soup of agencies, which often compete with one another.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Patchwork quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchwork%20quilt. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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