as in medley
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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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.
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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
The National Microschooling Center launched in August 2022 to support this patchwork quilt of tiny learning communities dotting the American landscape.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2023
Brian Kinnes — who compiled more than 100 videos of Ocean shared on social media by festivalgoers to create one patchwork quilt of a concert film — is speaking out after event promoter AEG threatened legal action against him.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
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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
The National Microschooling Center launched in August 2022 to support this patchwork quilt of tiny learning communities dotting the American landscape.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2023
Brian Kinnes — who compiled more than 100 videos of Ocean shared on social media by festivalgoers to create one patchwork quilt of a concert film — is speaking out after event promoter AEG threatened legal action against him.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
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“Patchwork quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchwork%20quilt. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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