Thesaurus results for PATCHWORKS

patchworks

noun

plural of patchwork

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an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the state's patchwork of outdated laws regulating commercial activity on Sundays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 The glow of ten-watt bulbs peeked from behind the patchworks of plywood and concrete. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 Instead, we were greeted by patchworks in which trees that had perished and trees that had been only partially burned commingled with those that appeared completely untouched. — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 There are a few patchworks, a few mistakes, and this is what this body’s showing. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 Sugawara remounted the front with her painting on vintage silk, while Takahashi decorated the back with patchworks of stars and drew Pinkman, an alien-like character that most recently appeared in Undercover’s spring 2025 men’s collection. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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After that, new products and assortments will be locally designed, developed and even manufactured in China.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Burlington has also taken steps to reduce its weather sensitivity, including strengthening its home products assortments.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of assortments

Noun

Picking up her weekly shopping, pensioner Ute Istock quips that the choice of apple varieties is as broad as that of candidates on the ballot sheets in last month's city election — adding that this is not necessarily a good thing.

— Esme Nicholson, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
The place back in 2013 received high praise in Saveur magazine for its pies, 20 different varieties.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of varieties

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Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Creating magazine collages can be a great activity for the whole family, according to Blanka Molnar, founder of Your Sorted Space .

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of collages

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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

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