Thesaurus results for CRAZY QUILT

crazy quilt

noun

Definition of crazy quilt

as in medley

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum

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Recent Examples of crazy quilt The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025 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 Woodcock’s solution is to go back to regulation; the government should renew the old restrictions on fares so consumers get clarity and fairness rather than today’s crazy quilt of dynamic pricing and extra fees. — Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 31 July 2024 The roadway infrastructure that each class can use, however, remains a crazy quilt of local, state or national regulations. — IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for crazy quilt

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Derived from the Italian word for garden, Chicago-style giardiniera is a veggie medley cured in vinegar and packed in oil, with a satisfyingly crunchy flavor profile ranging from briny to tangy to hot.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Musgraves also performed the same song alongside Parton at the 2019 Grammys during a special segment featuring a medley of Parton’s hits.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of medley

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Cool Pacific breezes and a variety of soils make this stretch of Northern California a perfect place to grow grapes.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Tony's Pizza Napoletana delivers a heady variety of regional styles in addition to its namesake Neapolitan (chef-owner Tony Gemignani's Neapolitan Margherita helped jump-start his career).

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of variety

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Senior quarterback Wyatt Tewell has completed 74 of 105 pass attempts for 1,049 yards and 13 TDs with just one interception, connecting with an assortment of receivers.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
And because this marks the brand’s 25th anniversary, Peter Millar also created a sophisticated, luxury assortment to celebrate, which will also make its appearance in the marketing materials.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of assortment

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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.

— Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of jumble

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Though his practice additionally encompasses drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and collage, Shearer acknowledged the primacy of painting in his oeuvre.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2026
The Artist Loft features artists in residence who teach workshops in various mediums, from collage to watercolor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of collage

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Or — most recently — the patchwork quilt of eligibility lawsuits across the nation, with circumstances that seem to change by the hour?

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The rolling mountain landscape becomes an undulating patchwork quilt of searing scarlets, terracottas, vermillions, and more.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of patchwork quilt

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Line of Fire is not about any one of those agencies but the whole alphabet soup of them, as filtered through the experiences of a single flawed but loving family.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
This mom-and-pop image clashes with the reality that the independents, as they are known, are highly organized into an alphabet soup of newly influential lobbying groups — with Hildebrand a member of several.

— Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026

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