as in assortments
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
the state's patchwork of outdated laws regulating commercial activity on Sundays
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Recent Examples of patchworks
There are a few patchworks, a few mistakes, and this is what this body’s showing.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patchworks
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Ulta Beauty, Target and Walmart are leaning into wellness, each kicking off 2026 with sweeping additions to their respective assortments and, in the case of Ulta, a wellness shop-in-shop redesign.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is reshaping assortments, replenishment, staffing, and storytelling in real time.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Horacek will demonstrate the how to prune roses, tools needed and this year’s new varieties of roses.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Notably, those potentially deadly varieties are easily confused for safe-to-eat mushrooms – prompting the caution from health officials against foraging.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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She’s traveled to Slovenia, Latvia, Portugal, Germany and Mallorca since moving to Sweden, making collages of her photographs for family and friends and writing a children’s book inspired by her grandchildren.—
CNN,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Thomas McKean is a New York City artist known for his elaborate MetroCard collages and sculptures.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 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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While further details on how the segment will work were not immediately available, awards shows often have multi-artist performances delivered as tight medleys, although eight is a lot.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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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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“Patchworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patchworks. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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