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Recent Examples of higgledy-piggledy
Adjective
Instead of obsessing over the latest higgledy-piggledy, do something useful. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024 Elsbeth volunteers to stay at his schmancy, higgledy-piggledy Asian-fusion wellness center to continue the investigation. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025 The oft wild, higgledy-piggledy marketing of so many strains, preparations and products has lead to an erosion of meaning for the customer base. Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025 Instead of obsessing over the latest higgledy-piggledy, do something useful. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024 Go local in Tokyo Courtesy of Trunk Hotels Hidden in the higgledy-piggledy lanes of Tokyo’s Kagurazaka district (also known as ‘Little Kyoto’), Trunk(House) helps its guests experience the city in a way few other hotels can. Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for higgledy-piggledy
Adjective
  • While season 1 of The Waterfront has already dropped and delivered its fair share of jaw-dropping moments, things are only going to get messier in a possible second season.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 29 June 2025
  • This idea began to fray when early robot AI failed to handle messy, real-world conditions.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 June 2025
Adverb
  • Recent Results and Performances Denmark qualified for the Euros with relative comfort, but their most recent Nations League campaign was more topsy-turvy.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Today’s college graduates may feel especially vulnerable, having spent the past few years learning a vocation only to confront a topsy-turvy job market.
    Amit Walia, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • In the chaotic final stretch of the vote-a-rama, GOP leaders zeroed in on Murkowski, working to address her concerns about the bill’s financial effect on Alaska.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
  • What surprised me the most Despite a chaotic global economy, brand spending reductions and a cautious outlook on growth, the spending and cash was flowing, flowing, flowing.
    David Doty, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • The text, translated from French, is presented partly in comics-style word bubbles, and the illustrations of confused, anxious, and increasingly exasperated animals tell a great story in any language.
    Caroline Carlson June 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • College admission often feels like a similar face-off between families, leaving them confused, concerned, and conjecturing.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adverb
  • One of the guests accidentally calls him Pope Pius.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025
  • To prevent accidentally sharing sensitive prompts and ensure your future prompts stay private: On a phone: (iPhone or Android) Open the Meta AI app on your iPhone.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025

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“Higgledy-piggledy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higgledy-piggledy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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