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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
And even better, the green patchwork quilt of the Scottish countryside stretched out below, as the plane drifted down from the clouds.
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Nathan Tavares, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
The cutouts made the shorter fence look like a patchwork quilt.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Areas such as Sindh are known for reuse of textiles in a mix of practical and cultural traditions, such as patchwork quilts called Rilli, made by stitching together old clothes into colorful patterns.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
Rather than message directly from one phone app to another, these messages are routed across a patchwork quilt of cellular networks in the same way as cellular calls.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nathan Tavares, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
The cutouts made the shorter fence look like a patchwork quilt.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Areas such as Sindh are known for reuse of textiles in a mix of practical and cultural traditions, such as patchwork quilts called Rilli, made by stitching together old clothes into colorful patterns.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
Rather than message directly from one phone app to another, these messages are routed across a patchwork quilt of cellular networks in the same way as cellular calls.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchwork quilt
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Italian seasoning is a floral medley of a variety of herbs and adds fantastic flavor in one fell swoop.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Prior to McEntire taking the stage, as a massive red countdown clock ticked back toward showtime, a DJ played a medley of country and pop hits, turning the volume down during key phrases to let the crowd take over singing duties.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hardee's offers a variety of breakfast sandwiches, wraps and even biscuits and gravy with a side of tater tots and a coffee.—
Katie Wiseman,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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Italian seasoning is a floral medley of a variety of herbs and adds fantastic flavor in one fell swoop.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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An assortment of beautiful jars and candies and macaroons and other sweets with cute baskets and take-away gifts was the way to go.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Alessandro Michele debuted Valentino’s resort 2026 collection as an assortment of dreamscape portraits featuring models playing guitar, applying makeup or asleep in bed.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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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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Before the festival, students at Escuela Verde in Silver City will create the photo collage that will be added to the giant letters, Bautch said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Others went for humor, featuring Dunkin’ Donuts collages, velociraptors clutching coffees and lobsters taking the spotlight.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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There’s everything from 19th-century crazy quilts to vintage napkins, even a bag of stretchy strings.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
6 June 2025
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Without saying so explicitly, Gottlieb nailed the biggest challenge that the L.A. teams, and probably all four of the West Coast additions to the Big Ten, have faced all season, a crazy quilt schedule and insane travel.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
2 Mar. 2025
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Troops and agents from an alphabet soup of different agencies have set up checkpoints on busy city arteries, injecting their authority into daily life.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Landecker, whose middle name really is Records, left WLS in 1981, going through an alphabet soup of radio stations, including stops in Toronto and Cleveland.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Patchwork quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchwork%20quilt. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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