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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
Motivating soldiers in this patchwork quilt, especially given their limited training time, will be difficult.
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Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
However, that number is augmented by a patchwork quilt of other offsets and exemptions available to productions in various specific jurisdictions in the Empire State.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
All of this complexity and fragmentation doesn’t help the case for Android versus iOS, with a patchwork quilt of manufacturer, region, model and carrier.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Calling all fans of cottage aesthetics and boho decor — this adorable patchwork quilt set is currently 76 percent off.
—Melissa Epifano, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
However, that number is augmented by a patchwork quilt of other offsets and exemptions available to productions in various specific jurisdictions in the Empire State.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
All of this complexity and fragmentation doesn’t help the case for Android versus iOS, with a patchwork quilt of manufacturer, region, model and carrier.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Lush Decor Royal Empire Reversible Cotton Quilt Set $250 $60 at Amazon
Calling all fans of cottage aesthetics and boho decor — this adorable patchwork quilt set is currently 76 percent off.
—Melissa Epifano, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchwork quilt
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Hugh Jackman is delivering the medley of our dreams.Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Carrots Organic carrots, as well as organic and conventional vegetable medleys containing carrots, by the brand 4Earth Farms sold from September to November in seven states were recalled due to the risk of E. coli contamination, the FDA said on Dec. 2.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cumulus clouds appear in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, often recognized as the classic fluffy, white clouds that dot the sky.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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O’Grady gained notice in the arts world after working in a variety of other roles, including as a research economist and a rock critic.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Each recipient family was to receive its own unique assortment of gifts, based on the age of their children.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
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His assortment of businesses brought in some $2.4 billion in revenue and some $550 million in income from 2017 to 2020.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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Released on Monday, the card features a collage of images taken throughout the year.Issy Ronald, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Kemble Interiors designers turned workout rooms into fanciful event spaces and had West Palm Beach artist Christa Wilm cover a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in a colorful collage of shells.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jason Schmidt The Best New York Art Shows of 2024 Outsiders, Renaissance masterpieces, crazy quilts, and more.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Spoonful, Woody Guthrie, and Eleanor Roosevelt – that just captured the whole crazy quilt of the Village arts and politics scene.Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
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Different Types Of Financial Advisors Now to the alphabet soup.Ryan Daus, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Today, during a time of distrust in government, the FDIC stands apart in the alphabet soup of bank regulators as a rare agency that many Americans trust.Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Patchwork quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchwork%20quilt. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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