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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
Over the last seven days, my schedule has looked like a patchwork quilt, spanning several distinct sectors of the health care industry.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
And even better, the green patchwork quilt of the Scottish countryside stretched out below, as the plane drifted down from the clouds.
—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
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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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
And even better, the green patchwork quilt of the Scottish countryside stretched out below, as the plane drifted down from the clouds.
—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
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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The dishes are fresh and vibrant, infusing a medley of spices with quality ingredients to produce tasty creations.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Here, she's seen performing on her variety show, which featured a number of famous guests and her own musical medleys.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, there is a growing movement to curb light pollution and reduce its impacts across a variety of animal species.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The beauty is variety—but that variety depends on the region.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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The assortment features a variety of cheeses shaped like pumpkins and ghosts, ideal for a party platter or snack tray.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Oct. 2025
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During the fall, an assortment of oranges, yellows, golds, greens, and browns set a rather striking scene for those driving the famed byway.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 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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The two made their relationship Instagram official in April when Williams shared a collage of photos of Tatum on her Instagram Stories for his 45th birthday.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Allen praised Keaton’s multifaceted talents beyond acting, noting her work as a writer, photographer, collage artist, home decorator, and director.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 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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Most of your followers don't care about your alphabet soup.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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An alphabet soup of left-wing social activist groups manned booths at Monday’s rally, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Denver Communists and Colorado Indivisible.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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