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Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of patchwork quilt in a Sentence
the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings
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As Harris weighs how Gaza policies could impact the Democratic patchwork quilt, some strategists say her South Asian Hindu background could also win her support.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Aug. 2024
There are patchwork quilts, electric log ovens, and Bobbin chairs sourced from a local antique store and re-upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric.
Their Thistle Spa, which was named in Vogue’s 2024 Global Spa Guide, is well worth a visit.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 July 2024
Katie Lockhart Roughly half the size of Indiana, Bhutan is defined by landscapes of emerald green fir trees, patchwork quilts of farmland, and endless switchback roads.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
These walls are the binding threads of a nearly unbroken patchwork quilt of what had once been fields, pastures, woodlots and meadows.
—Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Cite this Entry
“Patchwork quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchwork%20quilt. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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