as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell
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Despite its many amenities, the space was a bit of an architectural hodgepodge—medieval-ish stair railings; a mishmash of molding styles, and somehow dark, even with the large windows and high ceilings.
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
The report made multiple recommendations, including tougher fire safety rules, a national fire and rescue college, and a single independent regulator for the construction industry to replace the current mishmash of bodies.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Despite an inspired setup that might suggest Werner Herzog’s Gilligan’s Island, Howard and screenwriter Noah Pink (Tetris) shipwreck the Queensland-shot vehicle in a mishmash of styles.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
The dreamlike mishmash of religious iconography and in-your-face motherhood imagery that Belinda witnesses in ghostly visions reads as derivative and unoriginal.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
The report made multiple recommendations, including tougher fire safety rules, a national fire and rescue college, and a single independent regulator for the construction industry to replace the current mishmash of bodies.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Despite an inspired setup that might suggest Werner Herzog’s Gilligan’s Island, Howard and screenwriter Noah Pink (Tetris) shipwreck the Queensland-shot vehicle in a mishmash of styles.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
The dreamlike mishmash of religious iconography and in-your-face motherhood imagery that Belinda witnesses in ghostly visions reads as derivative and unoriginal.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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