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patchwork quilt

noun

Definition of patchwork quiltnext
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 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 On display, there is a patchwork quilt the queen made out of her clothing to document her sentence. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 18 May 2026 The brand’s calling card is creating vintage designs, like aspirational patchwork quilts, at realistic price points and with feel-good materials, like 100% linen and 100% cotton. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patchwork quilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchwork quilt
  1. medley
  2. variety
  3. assortment
  4. jumble
  5. collage
  6. crazy quilt
  7. alphabet soup
Noun
  • Was Beyoncé’s Lemonade medley a new high point for award-show performances in general?
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The honorees typically perform a career-spanning medley of their greatest hits during the ceremony.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of medley
Noun
  • Cool Pacific breezes and a variety of soils make this stretch of Northern California a perfect place to grow grapes.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Tony's Pizza Napoletana delivers a heady variety of regional styles in addition to its namesake Neapolitan (chef-owner Tony Gemignani's Neapolitan Margherita helped jump-start his career).
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of variety
Noun
  • Senior quarterback Wyatt Tewell has completed 74 of 105 pass attempts for 1,049 yards and 13 TDs with just one interception, connecting with an assortment of receivers.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And because this marks the brand’s 25th anniversary, Peter Millar also created a sophisticated, luxury assortment to celebrate, which will also make its appearance in the marketing materials.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 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
  • Though his practice additionally encompasses drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and collage, Shearer acknowledged the primacy of painting in his oeuvre.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Artist Loft features artists in residence who teach workshops in various mediums, from collage to watercolor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 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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“Patchwork quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchwork%20quilt. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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