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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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.
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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
Jones was among those who taped the placards to the walls of the San Francisco Federal Building, which ended up looking like a patchwork quilt.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
Inside, the home is decorated to resemble a traditional Icelandic house with tiny faux-fur rugs, a napping bench, patchwork quilts, wooden furnishings, and matching tile floor and countertops.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
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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
Jones was among those who taped the placards to the walls of the San Francisco Federal Building, which ended up looking like a patchwork quilt.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
Inside, the home is decorated to resemble a traditional Icelandic house with tiny faux-fur rugs, a napping bench, patchwork quilts, wooden furnishings, and matching tile floor and countertops.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for patchwork quilt
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“Patchwork quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchwork%20quilt. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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