patchwork quilt

noun

1
: a quilt made of patchwork
2

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 such, the shift to full encryption matters less to Apple than to Google, which is all in on RCS and even took control of the global rollout across its Android ecosystem, rather than rely on the patchwork quilt of mobile networks to run a slower process. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 Over the last seven days, my schedule has looked like a patchwork quilt, spanning several distinct sectors of the health care industry. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 And even better, the green patchwork quilt of the Scottish countryside stretched out below, as the plane drifted down from the clouds. Nathan Tavares, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025 The cutouts made the shorter fence look like a patchwork quilt. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for patchwork quilt

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of patchwork quilt was in 1840

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“Patchwork quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchwork%20quilt. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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