as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the exhibit was a hodgepodge of mediocre art, bad art, and really bad art
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Recent Examples of hodgepodge
With over 1 billion reported active users on TikTok alone, a hodgepodge of content creators are incentivized to copy popular trends, though there’s less incentive to cite the source material.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
This directed attention away from the hodgepodge of voices and sources in the speech.
—Erik Johnson, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Consumers get their entertainment, news and sports through a hodgepodge of streaming services, with some seen as necessities (maybe YouTube and Netflix) and others seen as expendable.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
The West Facility started as the communicable disease facility, but has since mushroomed into a hodgepodge of ailing people, difficult to handle detainees and a number of dorm units that were recently expanded.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
This directed attention away from the hodgepodge of voices and sources in the speech.
—Erik Johnson, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Consumers get their entertainment, news and sports through a hodgepodge of streaming services, with some seen as necessities (maybe YouTube and Netflix) and others seen as expendable.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
The West Facility started as the communicable disease facility, but has since mushroomed into a hodgepodge of ailing people, difficult to handle detainees and a number of dorm units that were recently expanded.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hodgepodge
Noun
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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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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Progress and a medley of LLCs registered to its legal address control thousands of homes across Tarrant County, a small yet meaningful chunk of the company’s national single family rental empire.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2025
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Another medley found stars gathering a tribute to Keith Urban, who received the ACM Triple Crown Award.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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In those texts, there have been many remembrances of his generosity of spirit, and not just of the monetary variety.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Hummingbirds adore the red varieties, while native bees and butterflies are always buzzing about the blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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The 2025 Pride Collection features an assortment of accessories and apparel from glittering platform heels to color-rich handbags and statement jewelry all reflecting Johnson’s signature style and support to inclusivity.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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By 2014, Buffett held a 23.4% stake in the company, now called Graham Holdings, which owns an assortment of properties in the media, health care and automotive industries.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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The sparkling pop-up features customization stations, a photo booth, giveaways from Cake Monkey Bakery and Hi-Chew, sips from Coca-Cola and a Pinterest collage activation.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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Seashells in My Mother’s Garden and The Giant Boulder Rolling Down, featuring eight large-scale paintings and three intricate collage works on paper, is on view through May 31.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Algorithms, from the ones that power chatbots to the ones that power recommendations on Google, TikTok and Instagram, are a big mishmash of preferences, coded by their creators to prioritize certain incentives.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The group cited a mishmash of historical inspirations, ranging from Russian heroes of the Second World War to Hermann Göring and Joseph Goebbels.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Hodgepodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hodgepodge. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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