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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
Spoonful, Woody Guthrie, and Eleanor Roosevelt – that just captured the whole crazy quilt of the Village arts and politics scene.
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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
My generational touchstones don’t form a cinematic canon as much as a crazy quilt of vibes, impulses, bat signals and dog whistles that — randomly, digressively, but somehow coherently — define the arc of a random, digressive, somehow coherent life.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
That leaves much of the regulatory responsibility to local governing bodies, with a resulting crazy quilt of rules.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 1 June 2023
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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
My generational touchstones don’t form a cinematic canon as much as a crazy quilt of vibes, impulses, bat signals and dog whistles that — randomly, digressively, but somehow coherently — define the arc of a random, digressive, somehow coherent life.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
That leaves much of the regulatory responsibility to local governing bodies, with a resulting crazy quilt of rules.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 1 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazy quilt
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The stew usually has a tomato-and-barbecue-sauce base and includes a medley of vegetables and potatoes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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So, Katz was, and continues to be, ahead of her time, offering a medley of individualized laser services (something that is still somewhat rare in combination) at a price that makes these often astronomical treatments relatively accessible.—
Nora Zelevansky,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Amazon Prime Day 2025 features deals on a variety of tools from brands like Black+Decker, Craftsman, and DeWalt.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
9 July 2025
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Panda continues to trial Asian, Australian and domestic varieties, with an eye toward optimizing fiber quality for its process.—
Kasi Martin,
Sourcing Journal,
9 July 2025
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To attract a wider assortment of bird species, plant both evergreen and deciduous trees.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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Time is running out, so here’s a fresh assortment of markdowns to choose from.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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On a wall near the restaurant's kitchen, Grise also hung a collage of black-and-white photos of Carmelo, his restaurant and his immigration papers from Ellis Island.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Representation and the Black Female Body Mutu’s broader practice spans sculpture, painting, film, collage, and installation, consistently returning to the politics of representation.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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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
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The cutouts made the shorter fence look like a patchwork quilt.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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This has been a common question from NASCAR fans for years, given the alphabet soup of networks where the sport’s top series air: FOX Sports, NBC, TNT, USA, The CW, FS1 and so on.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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The potential investment in TKO follows a Saudi Arabian effort in June to create a multibillion-dollar boxing league that would aim to unite the world’s best boxers, who for decades have been divided by rival promoters and fighting for titles controlled by an alphabet soup of sanctioning bodies.—
Tariq Panja,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Crazy quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazy%20quilt. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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