PATCHWORK QUILT Synonyms: 84 Similar Words

patchwork quilt

noun

Definition of patchwork quilt

as in medley

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings

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Recent Examples of patchwork quilt There’s something incredibly inviting about seeing a patchwork quilt one draped over a bed. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 This patchwork quilt, known among quilters as a scrappy patchwork quilt or postage stamp quilt style, uses a lot of fabric prints and textures—from stripes and plaid to gingham and solids. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026 Don’t miss the garden in the back of the museum, designed in blocks to look like a patchwork quilt. — Samantha Lande, Midwest Living, 30 July 2026 Stay cool and cozy all summer with this timeless patchwork quilt, featuring blocks of traditional cross patterns and a soft 100 percent cotton lining. — Lauren Barnhill, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for patchwork quilt

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Noun

Waiters walked around the room serving bowls of pasta with a medley of sauces.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
After an opening medley that spans New Orleans jazz and bounce, the record’s signposts grow increasingly fuzzy.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of medley

Noun

Locals claimed that drinking it was helpful for a variety of respiratory and digestive problems.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
That includes cards such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees), which comes with a variety of excellent travel insurance benefits and the American Express® Gold Card, which is a rewarding option for dining and grocery purchases.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of variety

Noun

Sake Sushi’s menu serves classic Japanese sashimi and Americanized sushi, including spicy salmon rolls, crunch roll and an assortment of baked, fried and cooked rolls.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Opening Thursday and live through early January, the shop will feature Ralph Lauren Purple Label and Ralph Lauren Collection alongside an assortment of luxury gifts.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of assortment

Noun

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
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of jumble

Noun

Pollard has also been immersed in surrealism and dada, fitting genres for a musician and visual artist who has a knack for bending words and images to his will — either via hallucinatory lyrics or collages that mesh realms both physical and meta.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
His new album-length EP, cantu of the sower, merges these musical tabs into a collage of collages.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of collage

Noun

One thing that Mamdani should do on property taxes is push to reform the crazy quilt and unfair system.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s everything from 19th-century crazy quilts to vintage napkins, even a bag of stretchy strings.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025

Definition of crazy quilt

Noun

Line of Fire is not about any one of those agencies but the whole alphabet soup of them, as filtered through the experiences of a single flawed but loving family.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
This mom-and-pop image clashes with the reality that the independents, as they are known, are highly organized into an alphabet soup of newly influential lobbying groups — with Hildebrand a member of several.

— Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026

Definition of alphabet soup

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