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as in novelties
small useful items
she's always searching among the odds and ends in the drawer for some tool that she needs
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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
almost all of the piece of leather will be needed for upholstering the chair, so just throw away any odds and ends
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Recent Examples of odds and ends
My first prints When given the opportunity to use a 3D printer, my mind went first to aggressively practical stuff—prints for organizing the odds and ends that eternally float around my office or desk.
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ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
At the time it was covered in cobwebs and full of odds and ends, more like a storage room.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Hele Outdoors One final trick up the Hele Box's sleeve: The padded carry case doubles as a storage bin for keeping important camping odds and ends organized.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2025
Others are more like kitchen drawers overflowing with odds and ends: candle stubs, matchbooks, lids to missing jars, takeout menus from restaurants that shut down during Covid.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
At the time it was covered in cobwebs and full of odds and ends, more like a storage room.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Hele Outdoors One final trick up the Hele Box's sleeve: The padded carry case doubles as a storage bin for keeping important camping odds and ends organized.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2025
Others are more like kitchen drawers overflowing with odds and ends: candle stubs, matchbooks, lids to missing jars, takeout menus from restaurants that shut down during Covid.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for odds and ends
sundries
Plural Noun
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There’s also a guide that shares where to find sundries like hot sauces, jams and spices produced by companies with owners from Black, Indigenous or other marginalized communities.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Nov. 2022
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This is the place to stock up on baking ingredients, retro toys, candles, greeting cards and sundries.—
Necee Regis,
Washington Post,
5 Aug. 2022
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“Odds and ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odds%20and%20ends. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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