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
Piccioli sent out a mishmash of styles from all over a fashion map that seems to have been drawn five or six years ago (oversize sneakers, faux couture gestures like capes and feathers and blah sportswear).
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Much of the group’s cosmology derives from The Urantia Book, a mishmash of Christianity, metaphysics, and esoteric spirituality, that was purportedly written by celestial beings and published anonymously in 1955.
—Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
Inside, the main floor has been commandeered by a mishmash of cash-only Asian food stalls, which gives it the feel of a makeshift street market.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
But to support new, massively heavier modern towers, engineers needed to drill dozens, even hundreds of augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles – essentially, oversized columns to transfer the weight of a building through the mishmash of sand, silt and peat into deeper, more solid layers.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Much of the group’s cosmology derives from The Urantia Book, a mishmash of Christianity, metaphysics, and esoteric spirituality, that was purportedly written by celestial beings and published anonymously in 1955.
—Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
Inside, the main floor has been commandeered by a mishmash of cash-only Asian food stalls, which gives it the feel of a makeshift street market.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
But to support new, massively heavier modern towers, engineers needed to drill dozens, even hundreds of augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles – essentially, oversized columns to transfer the weight of a building through the mishmash of sand, silt and peat into deeper, more solid layers.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishmash
Noun
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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
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Paul McCartney, 15 months after closing out Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special with a memorable Abbey Road medley, returned to the late night show with a performance of the lead single from his upcoming album, as well as a Wings classic.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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In addition to the excellent medley of flavors, this soup is a cinch to prepare.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Out of the 50 Tuscan DOCs and DOCGs in which Sangiovese is the main grape, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is considered the apex of the variety.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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There are moments that end up on the cutting floor due to a variety of reasons, either personnel on screen asking for privacy or the fact that there’s a very quick turnaround time.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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On the plus side, the Rays have a versatile assortment of relievers who can provide different arm angles and styles from inning to inning.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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What is clear, however, is that the aye-aye’s comical assortment of features definitely isn’t incidental.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The paintings are constructed, a collage—a tree moved, enlarged, reduced as the composition requires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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His online post included a collage of photos that included team members (including D’Amaro), cruise ships, animals, Cinderella Castle, Muppets and the Mandlorian.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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His account racked up scores of bids totaling tens of thousands of dollars for a hodgepodge of items.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Even so, many on Wall Street saw eBay as a tired company, with a clunky site selling a garage-like hodgepodge of items.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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“Mishmash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishmash. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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