as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell
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Recent Examples of mishmash
After all the fussing and fidgeting exerted in trying to nail just the right mix of comic book action, comedy and pathos, the movie emerges as a tone-deaf mishmash of underdeveloped characters, half-baked humor and unhatched plotting drenched in CGI overkill.
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Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
In Ideals of the East, Okakura argues that Asian civilization is founded on a shared tradition of spirituality and that Japanese art uniquely reflects this tradition because of Japan’s ability to hybridize different cultures without melting them down into an undifferentiated mishmash.
—Waiyee Loh, JSTOR Daily, 2 July 2025
That includes live calls from audience members and an odd mishmash of guests.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Filling the gaps is a mishmash of biographies, fiction of all sorts, and tomes on music, sports, and politics.
—Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
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Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
In Ideals of the East, Okakura argues that Asian civilization is founded on a shared tradition of spirituality and that Japanese art uniquely reflects this tradition because of Japan’s ability to hybridize different cultures without melting them down into an undifferentiated mishmash.
—Waiyee Loh, JSTOR Daily, 2 July 2025
That includes live calls from audience members and an odd mishmash of guests.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Filling the gaps is a mishmash of biographies, fiction of all sorts, and tomes on music, sports, and politics.
—Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishmash
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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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Maybe even playing the Super Bowl with a medley of her biggest hits from over the years?—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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The group’s Daft Punk medley, which has been viewed 381 million times on YouTube, won them their first of three Grammy Awards.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
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This was flanked by day-one support from hardware companies, including Nvidia and AMD, and cloud providers, like Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS, to ensure that the model ran smoothly on a variety of systems.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2025
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Google came back with a variety of domestic and international destinations that fit my description.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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At the time, my wardrobe consisted mostly of neon backless shirts and tank tops, and an eclectic assortment of flip-flops, both formal and informal.—
Alisha Fernandez Miranda,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The company, which has become known for its homey aesthetic and assortment of fruit spreads, herbal teas and baking mixes, shared a black-and-white photo of the duchess wearing a sun dress and wide-brimmed hat alongside its celebratory message.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Hughes also created a collage of photos from his visit to the Walt Disney World golf course.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The two paintings, fusing collage and paint into layered, almost tactile compositions, add color and texture to the rarefied terrain of alpine luxury, where during winter skiers slice through snow drifts painted into presence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
11 Aug. 2025
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The guard played off the ball with the Sun, then back-up one with the Lynx and a hodgepodge of the two positions in Chicago.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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But too much funny business is given to the likes of Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce, and a hodgepodge of modern and legendary golfers (John Daly is the lone standout).—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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“Mishmash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishmash. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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